glossator
[ glo-sey-ter, glaw- ]
/ glɒˈseɪ tər, glɔ- /
noun
a person who writes glosses; glossarist.
one of the medieval interpreters of the Roman and canon laws.
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Origin of glossator
OTHER WORDS FROM glossator
glos·sa·to·ri·al [glos-uh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-, glaw-suh-], /ˌglɒs əˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-, ˈglɔ sə-/, adjectiveWords nearby glossator
gloss, glossa, glossal, glossalgia, glossary, glossator, glossectomy, glossematics, glosseme, glosser, glossina
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Example sentences from the Web for glossator
On this account the glossator has described this system as one with the sixteenfold system of Jaimini.
The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha|Madhava AcharyaThus the glossator writes: "After learning the sacred rites," he desires to know the absolute.
The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha|Madhava AcharyaA glossator has added in LA the marginal note "Priests formerly wore cowls."
The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran|Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for glossator
glossator
/ (ɡlɒˈseɪtə) /
noun
Also called: glossarist, glossist, glossographer a writer of glosses and commentaries, esp (in the Middle Ages) an interpreter of Roman and Canon Law
a compiler of a glossary
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