Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Draconian \Dra*co"ni*an\, a.
   Pertaining to Draco, a famous lawgiver of Athens, 621 b. c.

   {Draconian code}, or {Draconian laws}, a code of laws made by
      Draco. Their measures were so severe that they were said
      to be written in letters of blood; hence, any laws of
      excessive rigor.

Source : WordNet®

Draconian
     adj : of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws;
           "Draconian measures"