"oath-helper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: oath-helpers [plural]
Etymology: From oath + helper, probably a calque of German Eidhelfer (also Eideshelfer), Dutch eedhelper, West Frisian eedhelper. Etymology templates: {{com|en|oath|helper}} oath + helper, {{calque|en|de|Eidhelfer|nocap=1}} calque of German Eidhelfer, {{cog|nl|eedhelper}} Dutch eedhelper, {{cog|fy|eedhelper}} West Frisian eedhelper Head templates: {{en-noun}} oath-helper (plural oath-helpers)
  1. (Anglo-Saxon, historical) One brought into court to swear to the truth and testify on oath on behalf of the accused, to clear them from suspicion of crime. Tags: historical Synonyms: oath helper
    Sense id: en-oath-helper-en-noun-aB5VEgTV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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