deemster

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noun

A judge; one who pronounces sentence or doom.

OriginMiddle English demester →
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Meanings

noundeemster (plural deemsters)

plural deemsters · alternative demster · alternative dempster · alternative deempster

  1. dialectalIsle of ManA judge; one who pronounces sentence or doom.

    If you hire a house for a year, and before the end of a month, happen to disagree with your landlord, he goes to the Deemster, and tells him, that he suspects you intend to leave the island, without paying his rent; […]

    1767, The Gentleman's and London Magazine

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
judge

Origin

  1. Middle Englishdemester
  2. Englishdeemster

From Middle English demester, demster, equivalent to deem (“to judge”) + -ster.

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APA

deemster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deemster

MLA

“deemster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deemster. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deemster,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deemster.

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