[dahy-kast, dik-ast] 
| (in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge. |
s a juryman, equiv. to *dikad-, base of dikázein to judge, determine (deriv. of díkē right, law, order) + -tēs agentive suffix
| di·cast (dī'kāst', dĭk'āst') n. One of the 6,000 citizens chosen each year in ancient Athens to sit in the law courts, with functions resembling those of a judge and juror. [Greek dikastēs, judge, from dikazein, to judge, from dikē, right, custom; see deik- in Indo-European roots.] di·cas'tic adj. |