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, […]
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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.