Word: obiters
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
bi
ters
Definition: Plural of obiter. Incidentally; in passing.
Morphemes:
Affix: obiter
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An obiter dictum; a statement from the bench commenting on a point of law which is not necessary for the judgment at hand and therefore has no judicial weight, as opposed to ratio decidendi.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: obiter
Language: la
Decoded: obiter
PoS: Adverb
Meaning: incidentally
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.