Demster

Demster
Dempster Demp"ster (?; 215), Demster Dem"ster, n. [See {Deemster}.] 1. A deemster. [1913 Webster]

2. (O. Scots Law) An officer whose duty it was to announce the doom or sentence pronounced by the court. [1913 Webster]


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