judgo

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• juzgo (later form)

Etymology

From Latin iūdicum, genitive plural of iūdex (“a judge”). Compare certain adjectives in Old French derived from genitive plural nouns, e.g. ancienor (“ancient, belonging to the ancients”), francor (“French”), paienor (“pagan”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒudɡo/

Adjective

judgo

1. legal, to be used in judgements

   fuero judgo

   book of the law (metonymy from 'townsquare of the judges', Latin forum iūdicum)