English Explanatory Dictionary

nomos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The body of law, especially that governing human behaviour.
noun
  1. A territorial division of ancient Egypt; a nome.

Word forms

nomos nomoi

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos). Doublet of nome and namus.

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