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† ˈchampertor Obs.
Forms: (4 chaumpertor), 6 champertour, -partor, 7 -parter, (-pertour), 7– champertor.
[a. Anglo-F. champartour, in OF. champarteor, f. champarter vb., f. champart.]
One guilty of champerty.
[1383Act 7 Rich. II, xv. §1 Des meyntenors des quereles & chaumpertors.] c1500Arnolde Chron. (1811) 90 Mayntener of quarels, champertour, embracer of questis, or other comon mysdoers. 1581Lambarde Eiren. iv. iv. (1588) 438 A Champartour, that is to say, on that mooueth pleas or sutes..at his owne costes, to the end to have part of the land or other thing in variance. 1668Rolle Abridgm. 53 Thou art a common maintainer of Suits, and a Champertor, and I will have thee thrown over the Bar next Terme. 1816Edin. Rev. 354 Calling the plaintiff a champertor. |