Etymology

jurat

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Today it means: A sworn statement concerning where, when, and before whom an oath has been made. Full definition →

Medieval Latin iūrātus ← Latin iūrō ← French jurat
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The story

  1. Occitan · derived fromjuré
  2. French · derived fromjurat
  3. Latin · derived fromiūrō“to swear an oath”
  4. Medieval Latin · derived fromiūrātus“sworn [man]”
  5. English todayjurat

From Medieval Latin iūrātus (“sworn [man]”) or iūrātum (“[that which is] sworn”), from Latin iūrō (“to swear an oath”). As a medieval office, via French jurat, via Occitan juré.

Words from the same roots

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