— glossatorial /glos'euh tawr"ee euhl, -tohr"-, glaw"seuh-/ , adj.
/glo say"teuhr, glaw-/ , n.
1. a person who writes glosses; glossarist.
2. one of the medieval interpreters of the Roman and canon laws.
[ 1350-1400; ME glosator glossator commentator, equiv. to glossa ( re ) to explain, interpret (see GLOSS 2 ) + L -tor -TOR ]