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Where does “juryless” come from?

juryless (English) comes from English jury, from Middle English jure, from Anglo-Norman juree, from Medieval Latin iurata, from Latin iūrō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yew-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

juryless (English): Without a jury

Definitions

  1. Without a jury

Ancestry of “juryless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjuryA group of individuals chosen from the general...
2Middle Englishjurejury; panel of jurors
3Anglo-Normanjureejury; feminine singular of the past participle of...
4Medieval Latiniuratanominative feminine singular of iūrātus;...
5Latiniūrō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yew-straight, upright, right; right, justice, law
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂óyulong time, lifetime
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
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