jurisprude

Main Entry: ju·ris·prude
Pronunciation: 'jur-&s-"prüd
Function: noun
Etymology: back-formation (influenced by prude) from jurisprudence
: an individual who makes ostentatious show of learning in jurisprudence and the philosophy of law or who regards legal doctrine with undue solemnity or veneration jurisprudes might long and profoundly debate the question of which was the greater right and which was the lesser —Howell v. State, 425 Atlantic Reporter, Second Series 1361 (1981)>