English Explanatory Dictionary

compurgatrix

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Female compurgator.

Word forms

compurgatrix compurgatrices

Etymology

From Latin compurgatrix, equivalent to compurgator (“someone who vouches for another person's innocence”) + -trix (female agent noun-forming suffix).

Synonyms

compurgatress
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