"champertor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: champertors [plural]
Etymology: From French champarteur (“a divider of fields or field rent”). See champerty. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|champarteur||a divider of fields or field rent}} French champarteur (“a divider of fields or field rent”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} champertor (plural champertors)
  1. (historical, law) One guilty of champerty; one who purchases a suit, or the right of suing, and carries it on at his or her own expense, in order to obtain a share of the gain. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Law, People
    Sense id: en-champertor-en-noun-PTq82Ci- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: law

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