Associations to the word «Compurgator»
Wiktionary
COMPURGATOR, noun. (now historical) (legal) A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent.
COMPURGATOR, noun. (historical) (legal) An ‘oath-helper’ in Anglo-Saxon or Germanic law who testified to the character of an accused person.
COMPURGATOR, noun. More generally, someone who vouches for another person's innocence, trustworthiness etc.
Wise words
There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind
must lie.