Dempster
Pronunciation : Demp"ster, Dem"ster
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Deemster.]
Definition : 1. A deemster.
2. (O. Scots Law)
Defn: An officer whose duty it was to announce the doom or sentence pronounced by the court.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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