Etymology

compurgator

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Today it means: A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent. Full definition →

Medieval Latin compurgator ← Middle French compurgateur ← Latin compurgō
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  1. Latin · derived fromcompurgō“to purify”
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromcompurgateur
  3. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromcompurgator
  4. English todaycompurgator

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

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