jurisconsult

American  

[joor-is-kuhn-suhlt, -kon-suhlt] / ˌdʒʊər ɪs kənˈsʌlt, -ˈkɒn sʌlt /

noun

1. Roman and Civil Law. a person authorized to give legal advice.

2. Civil Law. a master of the civil law. J.C.

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jurisconsult British  

/ ˌdʒʊərɪsˈkɒnsʌlt /

noun

1. a person qualified to advise on legal matters

2. a master of jurisprudence

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Etymology

Origin of jurisconsult

First recorded in 1595–1605, jurisconsult is from Latin jūris consultus “one skilled in the law.” See jus, consult

Example Sentences

He records the cure of a noble matron, Clementina Massa, and of Cesare Buontempo, a jurisconsult, both of whom had been suffering for nearly two years.

From Jerome Cardan A Biographical Study by Waters, W. G. (William George)

Added to this, he is at the top of his profession as a jurisconsult, possesses an unequalled memory, and the most profound learning.

From The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order by Shuckburgh, Evelyn S.

He was a poet, historian, philologist, astronomer, chemist, doctor, theologian, antiquary, jurisconsult, designer, engraver—a restless, unsettled, capricious man, whose life was nothing but an investigation, a transformation, a perpetual battle with his vast genius.

From Holland, v. 1 (of 2) by Zimmern, Helen

Is there a single jurisconsult, who, in the hope of a better future, despises the meaning and spirit of that which still exists?

From Principles Of Political Economy by Lalor, John J. (John Joseph)

Paris need no longer envy Bologna that learned female jurisconsult, who, occasionally wrapped in a veil, professed in the chair of her father.

From Priests, Women, and Families by Michelet, Jules