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DEMSTER
Demp"ster, Dem"ster, n. Etym: [See Deemster.]
1. A deemster.
2. (O. Scots Law)
Definition: An officer whose duty it was to announce the doom or sentence pronounced by the court.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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