giure

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒu.re/, [ˈd͡ʒuːr̺e]
• Rhymes: -ure
• Hyphenation: giù‧re

Etymology 1

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From Latin iūre, form of iūs (“law”, “right”), from Proto-Italic *jowos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéw-os, from the root *h₂yew- (“justice”, “law”).

Alternative forms

• iure

Noun

giure m (archaic plural giura)

1. (literary, law) law, jurisprudence
   • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Paradiso, Le Monnier, published 2002, Canto XI, page 198, lines 4-6:

     Chi dietro a iura e chi ad amforismi ¶ sen giva, e chi seguendo sacerdozio, ¶ e chi regnar per forza o per sofismi, […]

     One after laws and one to aphorisms ¶ was going, and one following the priesthood, ¶ and one to reign by force or sophistry, […]

Synonyms

• gius

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

giure f

1. plural of giura

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Middle English

Determiner

giure

1. Alternative form of youre

References

• “your (pron.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 May 2018.