lagan
[lag-uh n]
noun Law.
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
Also ligan.
Origin of lagan
1525–35; < Middle French (> Medieval Latin laganum); probably < Germanic; compare Old Norse lǫgn net laid in the sea
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The department is subdivided into three offices—Lagan, Flotsam, and Jetsam—and in each there is an officer.
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lagan
ligan (ˈlaɪɡən)
noun
Word Origin for lagan
C16: from Old French lagan, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse lögn dragnet
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