Dictionary

jurat en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹæt/ other senses
• /ˈd͡ʒʊˌɹæt/ (US)
• /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹæt/ (UK)
• /ˈʒʊəɹæ/ other senses

Etymology

From Medieval Latin iūrātus (“sworn [man]”) or iūrātum (“[that which is] sworn”), from Latin iūrō (“to swear an oath”). As a medieval office, via French jurat, via Occitan juré.

Meanings

1. A sworn statement concerning where, when, and before whom an oath has been made.
   • The affidavit's jurat reads "Sworn this __ day of ________, 20__, before me" and is followed by the notary's signature. Looks like she forgot to fill it in.
2. (historical, obsolete) A sworn person ▸ A medieval informant: a man sworn to provide information about crimes committed in his neighborhood.
3. (obsolete) A sworn person ▸ A juror.
4. (obsolete) A sworn person ▸ A councilman or alderman of the Cinque Ports.
5. (obsolete) A sworn person ▸ A magistrate of Channel Islands, serving for life, who forms part of the islands' royal court.
   • Guernsey and Jersey have twelve jurats each, and Alderney six.
   • The Jurat came of a good old Guernsey family which, in the Middle Ages, always had the sense to fight on the side paid best [...]. 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 179:
6. (historical, obsolete) A sworn person ▸ A municipal officer of Bordeaux and certain other French towns.
7. (historical, in French contexts, obsolete) A sworn person ▸ A member of any association sworn to do nothing against its internal rules.

Forms

Relateds

consul (French official) · capitoul (French official) · échevin (French official)

Synonyms

juror (juror) · alderman (official of the Cinque Ports) · informant (informant)