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compurgatory, a.|kəmˈpɜːgətərɪ| [f. L. type *compurgātōri-us, f. compurgātor: see -ory.] 1. Pertaining to compurgators. compurgatory oath: the oath taken by compurgators.
1604Bp. Barlow Confer. Hampton Crt. 92 Here was necessary the Oath Compurgatorie. 1829K. Digby Broadst. Hon. I. Godefridus 273 The clergy of Spain..instead of compurgatory oaths and judiciary combats, ordained the proofs by witnesses. 1875Stubbs Const. Hist. I. iv. 63 The value of the compurgatory oath among the Welsh. 2. Of a compurgator in sense 3.
1868Reprint Jones's Glasgow Directory 1787 Pref. 10 The ‘Compurgatory’ system of Sabbath-keeping. |