compurgation
/kɒmpɜːˈɡeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Between the later middle ages and the early seventeenth century, compurgation appears to have become an increasingly onerous test to pass, perhaps reflecting tightening attitudes to sexual offenders."
Etymology
From Latin compurgātiōnem, from compurgāre (“to purify”).
Word Breakdown
- Root: *pewH-
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /kɒmpɜːˈɡeɪʃən/