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juramentado

American  
[hoo-rah-men-tah-thaw] / ˌhu rɑ mɛnˈtɑ ðɔ /

noun

plural

juramentados
  1. (formerly) a Muslim, especially a Moro, bound by an oath to be killed fighting against Christians and other infidels.


Etymology

Origin of juramentado

< Spanish: literally, (one) sworn (past participle of juramentar to swear), equivalent to jurament- (< Late Latin jūrāmentum oath, equivalent to jūrā ( re ) to swear + -mentum -ment ) + -ado -ate 1

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Además fue juramentado el nuevo comisionado Eduardo Suárez, que fue nombrado al puesto que quedó vacante tras la elección de López como alcalde, y quien votó a favor de devolver sus empleos a los policías.

From Washington Times • Jun. 2, 2015

También fue juramentado Leonel José Cobo en calidad de policía de reserva voluntaria.

From Washington Times • Mar. 11, 2015

Usually it is a lot of trouble to kill a juramentado.

From Time Magazine Archive

"It was something about how queer religions may be—he was thinking of the juramentado."

From Terry A Tale of the Hill People by Thomson, Charles Goff

That night as the Americans swung along under the dome of brilliant stars, a question arose as to the meaning of juramentado.

From The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old by Stuart, Florence Partello