jurat
See also: jurât
English edit
Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin iūrātus (“sworn [man]”) or iūrātum (“[that which is] sworn”), from Latin iūrō (“I swear an oath”). As a medieval office, via French jurat, via Occitan juré.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) (written statement): IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹæt/
(other senses): IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹæt/, /ˈʒʊəɹæ/ - (US) (all senses): IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒʊˌɹæt/
Noun edit
jurat (plural jurats)
- (law) A sworn statement concerning where, when, and before whom an oath has been made.
- (law, obsolete) A sworn person, particularly:
- (law, historical) A medieval informant: a man sworn to provide information about crimes committed in his neighborhood.
- (law, obsolete) A juror.
- A councilman or alderman of the Cinque Ports.
- A magistrate of Channel Islands, serving for life, who forms part of the islands' royal court.
- 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 179:
- The Jurat came of a good old Guernsey family which, in the Middle Ages, always had the sense to fight on the side paid best [...].
- (historical) A municipal officer of Bordeaux and certain other French towns.
- (historical, in French contexts) A member of any association sworn to do nothing against its internal rules.
Synonyms edit
- (informant): See Thesaurus:informant
- (juror): See juror
- (official of the Cinque Ports): alderman
See also edit
References edit
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "jurat, n.1" and "jurat, n.2". Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1901.
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Catalan jurat, from Latin iūrātus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jurat m (plural jurats)
Participle edit
jurat (feminine jurada, masculine plural jurats, feminine plural jurades)
- past participle of jurar
References edit
- “jurat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “jurat”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “jurat” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “jurat” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French jurat, borrowed from Old Occitan jurat, from Latin iūrātus. Doublet of juré, which was inherited.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jurat m (plural jurats)
- a sworn man, particularly:
- (historical) a municipal officer of Bordeaux and certain other French towns prior to the French Revolution.
- (historical) a medieval court officer.
- (historical) a member of any association sworn to do nothing against its internal rules.
Further reading edit
- “jurat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin edit
Verb edit
jūrat
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Past participle of jura. Corresponds to Latin iūrātus. Noun sense partly based on French juré.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
jurat (past participle of jura)
- vowed, swore
- past participle of jura
Declension edit
Declension of jurat
Noun edit
jurat m (plural jurați)
Related terms edit
References edit
- jurat in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)