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Compurgator

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who vouches for another person's innocence, trustworthiness etc.; A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent. historical

    "If a wise woman fell under suspicion from the authorities her neighbours might rally to her defence, providing compurgators in court, or drawing up certificates testifying to her innocence."

  2. 2
    Someone who vouches for another person's innocence, trustworthiness etc.; An ‘oath-helper’ in Anglo-Saxon or Germanic law who testified to the character of an accused person. historical

Etymology

From Medieval Latin compurgator or Middle French compurgateur, from Latin compurgō (“to purify”).

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