jurat
See also: jurât
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editjurat (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
editReferences
edit- Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "jurat, n.1" and "jurat, n.2". Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1901.
Catalan
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Catalan jurat, from Latin iūrātus.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editjurat m (plural jurats)
Participle
editjurat (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
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French jurat, borrowed from Old Occitan jurat, from Latin iūrātus. Doublet of juré, which was inherited.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editjurat 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
editVerb
editjūrat
Romanian
editEtymology
editPast participle of jura. Corresponds to Latin iūrātus. Noun sense partly based on French juré.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editjurat (past participle of jura)
- vowed, swore
- past participle of jura
Declension
editDeclension of jurat
Noun
editjurat m (plural jurați)
Related terms
editReferences
edit- jurat in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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