deemster

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English

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Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English demester, demster, equivalent to deem (“to judge”) +‎ -ster.

Noun

deemster (plural deemsters)

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

Dutch

Etymology

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(deprecated template usage)

From Middle Dutch deemster (“dark”), from Old Dutch thimster (in the compound thimsternisse (“darkness”)), from Proto-Germanic *þimistraz, from Proto-Indo-European *temH-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

deemster m (uncountable)

  1. twilight

Synonyms

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