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View synonyms for lagan
lagan
[ lag-uhn ]
noun
, Law.
- anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lagan1
First recorded in 1525–35; from Middle French (from Medieval Latin laganum ); probably from Germanic; compare Old Norse lǫgn “net laid in the sea”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lagan1
C16: from Old French lagan, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse lögn dragnet
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Example Sentences
The department is subdivided into three offices—Lagan, Flotsam, and Jetsam—and in each there is an officer.
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