exceptor

English

Noun

exceptor (plural exceptors)

  1. Someone who makes exceptions[1]
    • 1913, John H. Stapleton, Explanation of Catholic Morals‎[1]:
      God is no exceptor of persons; a soul is a soul, whether it be the soul of a pontiff, a king or a sage, or the soul of the unborn babe of the last woman of the people.
  2. (Ancient Rome) A hired legal representative or advocate in court.

References

  1. ^ “exceptor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

exceptor

  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of exceptō

References

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