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See also: jurât
English
Etymology
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
Noun
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
- (informant): See Thesaurus:informant
- (juror): See juror
- (official of the Cinque Ports): alderman
See also
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "jurat, n.1" and "jurat, n.2". Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1901.
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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan jurat, from Latin iūrātus.
Pronunciation
Noun
jurat m (plural jurats)
Participle
jurat (feminine jurada, masculine plural jurats, feminine plural jurades)
- past participle of jurar
References
- “jurat”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “jurat”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “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.
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French jurat, borrowed from Old Occitan jurat, from Latin iūrātus. Doublet of juré, which was inherited.
Pronunciation
Noun
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
- “jurat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Verb
jūrat
Romanian
Etymology
Past participle of jura. Corresponds to Latin iūrātus. Noun sense partly based on French juré.
Pronunciation
Verb
jurat (past participle of jura)
- vowed, swore
- past participle of jura
Declension
Noun
jurat m (plural jurați)
Related terms
References
- “jurat”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
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