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View synonyms for compurgator
compurgator
[ kom-per-gey-ter ]
noun
- a person who vouches for the innocence and truthful testimony of another.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of compurgator1
1525–35; < Medieval Latin, equivalent to compurgā ( re ) ( compurgation ) + -tor -tor
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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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