compurgator

English

From Medieval Latin compurgator or Middle French compurgateur, from Latin compurgō (“to purify”).

compurgator (plural compurgators)

Someone who vouches for another person's innocence, trustworthiness etc.
1. (now historical, law) A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent.
  - 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 244:
    If a wise woman fell under suspicion from the authorities her neighbours might rally to her defence, providing compurgators in court, or drawing up certificates testifying to her innocence.
2. (historical, law) An ‘oath-helper’ in Anglo-Saxon or Germanic law who testified to the character of an accused person.

单词	compurgator
释义	compurgator English Etymology From Medieval Latin compurgator or Middle French compurgateur, from Latin compurgō (“to purify”). Noun compurgator (plural compurgators) Someone who vouches for another person's innocence, trustworthiness etc. (now historical, law) A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent. 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 244: If a wise woman fell under suspicion from the authorities her neighbours might rally to her defence, providing compurgators in court, or drawing up certificates testifying to her innocence. (historical, law) An ‘oath-helper’ in Anglo-Saxon or Germanic law who testified to the character of an accused person. Related terms compurgation compurgatrix
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