dempster

noun

demp·​ster

ˈdemztər,

-m(p)st-

plural -s

old Scots law

: an officer whose duty it was to pronounce the doom of the court

Word History

Etymology

Middle English dempster, demestre judge, from demen to judge + -ster

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