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champertor

champertor noun: one guilty of champerty; one who purchases a suit, or the right of suing, and carries it on at his or her own expense, in order to obtain a share of the gain.

Noun

champertor (plural champertors)

  1. (historical) One guilty of champerty; one who purchases a suit, or the right of suing, and carries it on at his or her own expense, in order to obtain a share of the gain.

Forms of champertor

pluralchampertors

Origin of champertor

From French champarteur (“a divider of fields or field rent”). See champerty.

Questions about champertor

What does champertor mean?
Champertor means one guilty of champerty; one who purchases a suit, or the right of suing, and carries it on at his or her own expense, in order to obtain a share of the gain.
What part of speech is champertor?
Champertor is a noun.
What is the plural of champertor?
The plural of champertor is champertors.

Words near champertor in the dictionary

  1. Champernowne
  2. Champernowne constant
  3. Champernowne word
  4. champers
  5. champerties
  6. champertor
  7. champertors
  8. champertous
  9. champerty
  10. champes
  11. champeta

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