ˈdemztər, -m(p)st- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English dempster, demestre judge, from demen to judge + -ster — more at deem
old Scots law : an officer whose duty it was to pronounce the doom of the court
ˈdemztər, -m(p)st- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English dempster, demestre judge, from demen to judge + -ster — more at deem
old Scots law : an officer whose duty it was to pronounce the doom of the court
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012