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juramentado

[Sp. hoo-rah-men-tah-thaw]

noun, plural ju·ra·men·ta·dos

[-thaws] .

(formerly) a Muslim, especially a Moro, bound by an oath to be killed fighting against Christians and other infidels.

Origin:
< Spanish: literally, (one) sworn (past participle of juramentar to swear), equivalent to jurament- (< Late Latin jūrāmentum oath, equivalent to jūrā(re) to swear + -mentum -ment) + -ado -ate¹

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