Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

compurgator

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: com-pur-ga-tor
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who vouches for another person's innocence, trustworthiness etc.

noun

Someone who vouches for another person's innocence, trustworthiness etc.

Example Sentences

"If a wise woman fell under suspicion from the authorities her neighbours might rally to her defence, providing compurgators in court, or drawing up certificates testifying to her innocence."

Etymology

From Medieval Latin compurgator or Middle French compurgateur, from Latin compurgō (“to purify”).

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: *pewH-, compurgator, compurgateur, compurgō

Inflected Forms

compurgators (plural)

Derived Forms

compurgatorial

Frequently Paired Words

compurgation compurgatrix

Questions

What does compurgator mean?: Someone who vouches for another person's innocence, trustworthiness etc.
Where does compurgator come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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