compurgator (English, noun)
expansion: compurgator (plural compurgators)
Senses:
topics: law
glosses: Someone who vouches for another person's innocence, trustworthiness etc.
A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent.
tags: historical
topics: law
glosses: Someone who vouches for another person's innocence, trustworthiness etc.
An ‘oath-helper’ in Anglo-Saxon or Germanic law who testified to the character of an accused person.
tags: historical
Forms:
form: compurgators
tags: plural