CURSITORS

Noun

cursitors

plural of cursitor

Source: Wiktionary


CURSITOR

Cur"si*tor (kr"s-tr), n. Etym: [LL. cursitor, equiv. to L. cursor, fr. cursare to run hither and thither, fr. currere to run. See Current, and cf. Cursor.]

1. A courier or runner. [Obs.] "Cursitors to and fro." Holland.

2. (Eng.Law)

Definition: An officer in the Court of Chancery, whose business is to make out original writs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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