giure

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒu.re/, [ˈd͡ʒuːr̺e]
Rhymes: -ure
Hyphenation: giù‧re

Etymology 1

From Latin iūre, form of iūs (“law”, “right”), from Proto-Italic *jowos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéw-os, from the root *h₂yew- (“justice”, “law”).

Alternative forms

iure

Noun

giure m (archaic plural giura)

(literary, law) law, jurisprudence
- 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Paradiso, Le Monnier, published 2002, Canto XI, lines 4-6, page 198:
  Chi dietro a iura e chi ad amforismi ¶ sen giva, e chi seguendo sacerdozio, ¶ e chi regnar per forza o per sofismi, […]
  One after laws and one to aphorisms ¶ was going, and one following the priesthood, ¶ and one to reign by force or sophistry, […]

Synonyms

gius

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

giure f

plural of giura

Middle English

Determiner

giure

Alternative form of youre

References

“your (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 May 2018.

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