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COMPURGATOR
Etymology
Noun
compurgator (plural compurgators)
Someone who vouches for another person's innocence, trustworthiness etc.
(now historical, legal) A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent.
(historical, legal) An ‘oath-helper’ in Anglo-Saxon or Germanic law who testified to the character of an accused person.
Source: Wiktionary
Com"pur*ga`tor, n. Etym: [LL.]
Definition: One who bears testimony or swears to the veracity or innocence of another. See Purgation; also Wager of law, under Wager. All they who know me . . . will say they have reason in this matter to be my compurgators. Chillingworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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