compurgatorial

English

Etymology

From compurgator +‎ -ial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɒmˌpɜː(ɹ)ɡəˈtɔːɹiəl/
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəl

Adjective

compurgatorial (comparative more compurgatorial, superlative most compurgatorial)

1. (law, historical) Relating to a compurgator or to compurgation.
   • 1866, Henry Charles Lea, Superstition and Force: Essays on the Wager of Law, the Wager of Battle, the Ordeal, Torture:

     their compurgatorial oath

References

• “compurgatorial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.