Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

champertor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cham-per-tor
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One guilty of champerty; one who purchases a suit, or the right of suing, and carries it on at his or her own expense, in order to obtain a share of the gain.

Etymology

From French champarteur (“a divider of fields or field rent”). See champerty.

Inflected Forms

champertors (plural)

Questions

What does champertor mean?: One guilty of champerty; one who purchases a suit, or the right of suing, and carries it on at his or her own expense, in order to obtain a share of the gain.
Where does champertor come from?: From French champarteur (“a divider of fields or field rent”). See champerty.

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