oath-helper

noun

One brought into court to swear to the truth and testify on oath on behalf of the accused, to clear them from suspicion of crime.

Similar
compurgatorcoswearer
OriginGerman Eidhelfer →
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Meanings

nounoath-helper (plural oath-helpers)

plural oath-helpers · alternative oath helper

  1. historicalAnglo-SaxonOne brought into court to swear to the truth and testify on oath on behalf of the accused, to clear them from suspicion of crime.

    Synonyms: compurgator, coswearer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne brought into court to swear to the truth and testify on oath on behalf of the accused, to clear them from suspicion of crime.

Similar
compurgatorcoswearer
Also see
coswearer

Origin

  1. GermanEidhelfer
  2. Englishoath-helper

From oath + helper, probably a calque of German Eidhelfer (also Eideshelfer), Dutch eedhelper, West Frisian eedhelper.

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APA

oath-helper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oath-helper

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“oath-helper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oath-helper. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oath-helper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oath-helper.

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