abjurer

      English

      Etymology

      abjure +‎ -er

      Pronunciation

      • (US) IPA: /æbˈd͡ʒʊɹ.ɚ/

      Noun

      abjurer (plural abjurers)

      1. One who abjures. [late 18th century][1]

      References

      1. ^ 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 5:

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      French

      Etymology

      ab- +‎ jurer, borrowed from Latin abiurare.

      Pronunciation

      Verb

      abjurer

      1. (transitive, intransitive, very formal) To renounce or abandon solemnly; to abjure.
      2. (transitive, intransitive, religion) To formally renounce one's religious belief; to apostatise.
      3. (obsolete) To reject by oath someone's authority.

      Conjugation

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