fuero
English edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish fuero, from Latin forum. Doublet of forum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fuero (plural fueros)
- A code; a charter; a grant of privileges.
- A custom having the force of law.
- A declaration by a magistrate.
- A place where justice is administered.
- The jurisdiction of a tribunal[1]
References edit
- “fuero”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfu.e.roː/, [ˈfuɛroː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfu.e.ro/, [ˈfuːero]
Verb edit
fuerō
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish fuero, from Latin forum. Doublet of foro.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fuero m (plural fueros)
- charter
- law, local law (especially in Navarra or the Basque Country)
- (historical, Spain) law, laws
- (historical) lawbook
- fuero juzgo ― judges' lawbook
- privilege, a certain immunity
- jurisdiction
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “fuero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014