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单词 compurgator
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compurgator

[ kom-per-gey-ter ]
/ ˈkɒm pərˌgeɪ tər /
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noun

a person who vouches for the innocence and truthful testimony of another.

Origin of compurgator

1525–35; <Medieval Latin, equivalent to compurgā(re) (see compurgation) + -tor-tor

Words nearby compurgator

compulsory, compulsory purchase, compunction, compunctious, compurgation, compurgator, computation, computational complexity, computational fluid dynamics, computational linguistics, compute
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Example sentences from the Web for compurgator

  • The head of a homestead was an aire, a representative freeman capable of acting as a witness, compurgator and bail.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4|Various
  • I'll be your compurgator for the handle of a fan; I know love has brought many into the world, but let out none.

    A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 (of 15)|Robert Dodsley
  • Associated words: compurgation, compurgator, compurgatorial.

    Putnam's Word Book|Louis A. Flemming
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