nomothetic

adjective

1. giving or establishing laws; legislative.
2. founded upon or derived from law.
3. Psychology. pertaining to or involving the study or formulation of general or universal laws (opposed to idiographic).

adjective

1. giving or enacting laws; legislative
2. psychol of or relating to the search for general laws or traits, esp in personality theoryCompare idiographic

adj.“lawgiving, legislative; based on law,” 1650s, from Greek nomothetikos “relating to legislation, legislative,” from nomothetes “lawgiving,” from nomos “usage, custom, law” (see numismatics) + thetes “one who puts, places, or establishes.” Related: Nomothetical (1610s.)