compurgator

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Someone who vouches for another person's innocence, trustworthiness etc.; A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent. historical
    — If a wise woman fell under suspicion from the authorities her neighbours might rally to her defence, providing compurgators in court, or drawing up certificates testifying to her innocence.
  2. Someone who vouches for another person's innocence, trustworthiness etc.; An ‘oath-helper’ in Anglo-Saxon or Germanic law who testified to the character of an accused person. historical

词形变化

compurgators plural

词汇关系

相关词
compurgation compurgatrix

词源

From Medieval Latin compurgator or Middle French compurgateur, from Latin compurgō (“to purify”).
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