deemster

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Contents

1 English
2 Dutch
- 2.1 Noun
  - 2.1.1 Synonyms

English[edit]

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Deemster

Alternative forms[edit]

demster (obsolete)
dempster

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English demester, demster, equivalent to deem (“to judge”) +‎ -ster.

Noun[edit]

deemster (plural deemsters)

A judge; one who pronounces sentence or doom.
A judge on the Isle of Man.

Related terms[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Noun[edit]

deemster m (uncountable)

twilight

Synonyms[edit]

(twilight): deemstering, halfdonker, halfduister, schemerdonker, schemerlicht, schemering, tweedonker, tweelicht

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