-
English
-
Russian
-
German
-
English
-
Russian
-
German
Cursitor
UK
/ˈkɜːsɪtə/
US
/ˈkɜrsɪtər/
Translation of "cursitor" into Russian
Definitions
cursitor
Noun
UK
/ˈkɜːsɪtə/
US
/ˈkɜrsɪtər/
(historical, English law) One of the clerks (originally twenty-four in number) in the Court of Chancery in England whose duty was to prepare and issue certain writs.
Before the reforms of the nineteenth century, every county had its writs drawn up by a designated cursitor.
(obsolete) A runner, courier, or messenger.
He dispatched a trusty cursitor to carry word of their victory to the king.