deemster

American  

[deem-ster] / ˈdim stər /

noun

1. a judge of the Isle of Man.

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deemster British  

/ ˈdiːmstə /

noun

1. Also called: dempster.  the title of one of the two justices in the Isle of Man

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Other Word Forms

• deemstership noun

Etymology

Origin of deemster

1250–1300; Middle English demestre; see deem, -ster

Example Sentences

And this I can say with the less hesitation as I rely on the power of a deemster.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 30, 1891 by Various

Once more, no inquest of a deemster, no judge or jury, was necessary to the death-sentence of a man who rose against the king or his governor on his seat on Tynwald.

From The Little Manx Nation - 1891 by Caine, Hall, Sir

He played with his clergy as long as they had anything to lose, and then he played with a deemster and lost five hundred pounds himself.

From The Little Manx Nation - 1891 by Caine, Hall, Sir

On such occasions, the deemster invariably acted on the sound old legal maxim, once recognised by an Act of Parliament, that suits not likely to bear good costs should always be settled out of court.

From The Little Manx Nation - 1891 by Caine, Hall, Sir

Or at midnight, in his own home, a deemster might be broken in upon by a clamorous gang of disputants and their witnesses, who came from the pot-house for the settlement of their differences.

From The Little Manx Nation - 1891 by Caine, Hall, Sir