| 单词 | champerty |
| 释义 | champerty[ cham-per-tee ] / ˈtʃæm pər ti / noun Law.a sharing in the proceeds of litigation by one who agrees with either the plaintiff or defendant to help promote it or carry it on. Origin of champerty1300–50; Middle English champartie, equivalent to champart (<Middle French: share of the produce, literally, of the field, equivalent to champ field (see camp1) + part share, see part) + -ie-y3 OTHER WORDS FROM champertycham·per·tous, adjectiveWords nearby champertychampagne socialist, champaign, Champaigne, champ at the bit, champers, champerty, champignon, Champigny-sur-Marne, champion, Champion of England, championship Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for champerty
British Dictionary definitions for champertychamperty / (ˈtʃæmpətɪ) / noun plural -tieslaw (formerly) an illegal bargain between a party to litigation and an outsider whereby the latter agrees to pay for the action and thereby share in any proceeds recoveredSee also maintenance Derived forms of champertychampertous, adjectiveWord Origin for champertyC14: from Anglo-French champartie, from Old French champart share of produce, from champ field + part share (a feudal lord's) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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