jurat
See also: jurât
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin iūrātus (“sworn [man]”) or iūrātum (“[that which is] sworn”), from Latin iūrō (“I swear an oath”). As a medieval office, via French jurat, via Occitan juré.
Pronunciation
Noun
jurat (plural jurats)
- (law) A sworn statement concerning where, when, and before whom an oath has been made.
- (law, obsolete) A sworn person, particularly:
- (law, historical) A medieval informant: a man sworn to provide information about crimes committed in his neighborhood.
- (law, obsolete) A juror.
- A councilman or alderman of the Cinque Ports.
- A magistrate of Channel Islands, serving for life, who forms part of the islands' royal court.
- 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 179:
- The Jurat came of a good old Guernsey family which, in the Middle Ages, always had the sense to fight on the side paid best [...].
- 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 179:
- (historical) A municipal officer of Bordeaux and certain other French towns.
- (historical, in French contexts) A member of any association sworn to do nothing against its internal rules.
Synonyms
- (informant): See Thesaurus:informant
- (juror): See juror
- (official of the Cinque Ports): alderman
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "jurat, n.1" and "jurat, n.2". Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1901.
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan jurat, from Latin jūrātus, iūrātus.
Verb
jurat m (feminine jurada, masculine plural jurats, feminine plural jurades)
- past participle of jurar
Further reading
- “jurat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
From Old French, borrowed from Old Occitan jurat, from Medieval Latin iūrātus, noun use of the perfect passive participle of Latin iūrō (“swear or take an oath”) (compare the inherited French juré).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒy.ʁa/
Noun
jurat m (plural jurats)
Further reading
- “jurat” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Romanian
Etymology
Past participle of jura. Corresponds to Latin jūrātus, iūrātus. Noun sense partly based on French juré.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒuˈrat/
Declension
Related terms
References
- jurat in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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