a student of jurisprudence; jurist
Origin of jurisprudent
Fr, back-formation from jurisprudence: see jurisprudence skilled in the law
jurisprudent
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jurisprudent
noun
One learned in the law; a jurist.
adjective
Jurisprudential.
Origin of jurisprudent
Obsolete French back-formation from French jurisprudence jurisprudence from Late Latin iūrisprūdentia ; see jurisprudence .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Adjective
(comparative more jurisprudent, superlative most jurisprudent)
- Understanding law; skilled in jurisprudence.
Origin
Compare French jurisprudent.
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