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exceptor

exceptor noun: someone who makes exceptions.

Noun

exceptor (plural exceptors)

  1. Someone who makes exceptions
    • God is no exceptor of persons; a soul is a soul, whether it be the soul of a pontiff, a king or a sage, or the soul of the unborn babe of the last woman of the people.1913, John H. Stapleton, Explanation of Catholic Morals
  2. (Ancient-Rome) A hired legal representative or advocate in court.

Forms of exceptor

pluralexceptors

Questions about exceptor

What does exceptor mean?
Exceptor means someone who makes exceptions.
What part of speech is exceptor?
Exceptor is a noun.
What is the plural of exceptor?
The plural of exceptor is exceptors.

Words near exceptor in the dictionary

  1. exceptiousness
  2. exceptive
  3. exceptively
  4. exceptivity
  5. exceptless
  6. exceptor
  7. exceptors
  8. excepts
  9. excerbation
  10. excercise
  11. excerebration

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