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jurist

/ˈdʒʊɹəst/JUU-ruhst
/ˈdʒʊɹəst/JUU-ruhst

Meaninga lawyer

Common meaning: scholar or practitioner of law

Journey through time

  1. Late Latinjurista‘a lawyer’source
  2. Frenchjuriste‘lawyer’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftslawyer → scholar or practitioner of lawjurist‘scholar or practitioner of law’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Late Latin jurista ‘a lawyer’.

Roots

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