jurisconsult

(jo̵or′is kän′səlt)

noun

jurist

Origin: L jurisconsultus, lawyer < jus (gen. juris), law + consultus: see consult

See jurisconsult in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A person learned in law; a jurist.

Origin:

Origin: Latin iūriscōnsultus

Origin: : iūris

Origin: , genitive of iūs, law; see yewes- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + cōnsultus, skilled

Origin: , past participle of cōnsulere, to take counsel

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