Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hugo_grotius

1 sense of hugo grotius

Sense 1
Grotius, Hugo Grotius, Huig de Groot -- (Dutch jurist and diplomat whose writings established the basis of modern international law (1583-1645))
       INSTANCE OF=> jurist, legal expert -- (a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations)
       INSTANCE OF=> diplomat, diplomatist -- (an official engaged in international negotiations)