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champertous

champertous adjective: having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.

Adjective

champertous (not comparable)

  1. Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
    • Champertous contracts may be voided.

Origin of champertous

From Old French champart.

Questions about champertous

What does champertous mean?
Champertous means having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
What part of speech is champertous?
Champertous is an adjective.

Words near champertous in the dictionary

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

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