compurgator

 [kom-per-gey-ter]  

com·pur·ga·tor

   [kom-per-gey-ter]
noun
a person who vouches for the innocence and truthful testimony of another.
Origin:
1525–35; < Medieval Latin, equivalent to compurgā(re) (see compurgation) + -tor -tor
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Compurgator is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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compurgation (ˌkɒmpɜːˈɡeɪʃən)
 
—n
law (formerly) a method of trial whereby a defendant might be acquitted if a sufficient number of persons swore to his innocence
 
[C17: from Medieval Latin compurgātiō, from Latin compurgāre to purify entirely, from com- (intensive) + purgāre to purge]
 
'compurgator
 
—n
 
com'purgatory
 
—adj
 
compurga'torial
 
—adj

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