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glos⋅sa⋅tor

[glo-sey-ter, glaw-]
–noun
1. a person who writes glosses; glossarist.
2. one of the medieval interpreters of the Roman and canon laws.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME glosator < ML glōssātor commentator, equiv. to glōssā(re) to explain, interpret (see gloss 2 ) + L -tor -tor


glos⋅sa⋅to⋅ri⋅al [glos-uh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-, glaw-suh-] , adjective
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