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judgeling

judgeling noun: a minor or petty judge.

Noun

judgeling (plural judgelings)

  1. A minor or petty judge.
    • Thomas, the judgeling, so he was called, was cool as a cucumber, mentally and bodily: youths generally are.1862, Sir Richard Francis Burton, The City of the Saints

Forms of judgeling

pluraljudgelings

Origin of judgeling

From judge + -ling.

Questions about judgeling

What does judgeling mean?
Judgeling means a minor or petty judge.
What part of speech is judgeling?
Judgeling is a noun.
What is the plural of judgeling?
The plural of judgeling is judgelings.

Words near judgeling in the dictionary

  1. judgedom
  2. judgedst
  3. judgeful
  4. judgeless
  5. judgelike
  6. judgeling
  7. judgelings
  8. judgely
  9. judgement
  10. judgement call
  11. judgement calls

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