compurgatorial

English

Etymology

From compurgator +‎ -ial.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɒmˌpɜː(ɹ)ɡəˈtɔːɹiəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəl

Adjective

compurgatorial (comparative more compurgatorial, superlative most compurgatorial)

  1. (law, historical) Relating to a compurgator or to compurgation.
    • 1866, Henry Charles Lea, Superstition and Force: Essays on the Wager of Law, the Wager of Battle, the Ordeal, Torture:
      their compurgatorial oath

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