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单词 righter
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rightern.

Brit. /ˈrʌɪtə/, U.S. /ˈraɪdər/
Forms: see right v. and -er suffix1.
Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.
Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Old Frisian riuchtere judge, Middle Dutch rechter , richter ruler, governor, judge (Dutch rechter judge), Middle Low German richter , richtere judge, Old High German rihtāri ruler, governor, judge (Middle High German rihtære , rihter , German Richter ), Old Icelandic réttari judge (later also executioner) < the Germanic base of right v. + the Germanic base of -er suffix1.
1. A person who governs, rules, or directs. Obsolete.
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society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > regulator
rightereOE
regulator1648
eOE King Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Otho) (2009) I. iv. 392 Ic wa[t] ðætte God rihtere is his agenes weorc[e]s.
lOE King Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Bodl.) (2009) I. v. 249 Þu cwist þæt þu naht ne tweoge þætte God ðisse worulde rihtere sie [eOE Otho rihtwisige; L. deo mundum regi].
1593 Queen Elizabeth I tr. Boethius De Consolatione Philosophiæ in Queen Elizabeth's Englishings (1899) iv. pr. i. 75 When the Righter [L. rector] of all thing is good.
2. A person who administers justice. Obsolete. rare.
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society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [noun] > one who beheads
header1440
righter1483
headsman?1562
headman1631
decapitator1820
heading man1825
decollator1843
obtruncatora1864
1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 88/1 The rightar brandysshid hys swerd ouer their heedes.
1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Giúdice, a iudge, a commissarie, a righter of causes.
3. A person who sets something right; esp. a redresser of wrongs, grievances, etc.
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the world > action or operation > amending > [noun] > one who or that which
corrector1377
mendera1382
physiciana1398
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redresserc1449
corrigiour1474
repairer?1504
redressc1530
remeder1535
righter1566
rectifier1607
redressor1643
corrective1768
renovator1827
readjuster1850
Mr Fixit1924
fixer-upper1932
society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > judge > [noun]
demec825
doomerc888
deemerc950
demendOE
doomsmana1200
dempstera1300
trierc1330
judgec1384
dooma1400
judge manc1410
knower?c1425
doomsterc1450
jurist1481
righter1566
tribune1587
syndicator1610
deemster1795
squire1817
judge-carl1818
1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xlv. f. 255v God, who is the righter of all wrong, did neuer suffer iustice without his due vengeance.
1612 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don-Quixote: Pt. 1 i. iv. 26 Know that I am the valorous Don-Quixote of the Mancha, the righter of wrongs, and vndoer of iniuries.
1710 ‘J. Touchwood’ Quixote Redivivus 9 Behold in me the Righter of Injuries.
1823 W. Scott Peveril I. ix. 243 The times demand righters and avengers, and there will be no want of them.
1876 W. Morris Story of Sigurd iv. 328 The righter of wrongs, the deliverer.
1899 J. London Klondike Stories 358 Never once did they dream that I was Naass, head man of Akatan, the righter of wrongs.
1930 Times 14 Jan. 17/6 There are searchers of hidden treasure, exposers of frauds, righters of wrongs, self-confessed bandits and adventurers.
1991 Tablet 21 Dec. 1577/3 Christ as the second Adam, the righter of the Fall, is a commonplace of Christmas carols.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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