compurgator
[ kom-per-gey-ter ]
/ ˈkɒm pərˌgeɪ tər /
noun
a person who vouches for the innocence and truthful testimony of another.
Words nearby compurgator
Origin of compurgator
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Examples 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.
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 DodsleyAssociated words: compurgation, compurgator, compurgatorial.
Putnam's Word Book|Louis A. Flemming