νομός νομός, οῦ, ὁ, νέμω a feeding-place for cattle, pasture, Hom.; ν. ὕλης a woodland pasture, Od. herbage, Hhymn.:—generally, food, Hes., Ar. metaph., ἐπέων πολὺς νομός a wide range for words, Il. an abode allotted or assigned to one, a district, province, Pind., Soph., etc.; νομὸν ἔχειν to have oneʼs dwelling-place, Hdt., Ar. one of the districts into which Egypt was divided, Hdt., etc.; applied also to other provinces, Hdt.