compurgator

[ kom-per-gey-ter ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of compurgator¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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I'll be your compurgator for the handle of a fan; I know love has brought many into the world, but let out none.

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Associated words: compurgation, compurgator, compurgatorial.

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