Juror
/ˈdʒʊə.rər/noun
A person sworn to give a verdict in a legal case.
Did you know?Juror comes through Old French from Latin jurare, meaning “to swear,” and shares its ancient oath-root with words like perjury and abjure.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*yewg-
“to join or bind”
Latin
Latin
iūs / iūrāre
“law; to swear an oath”
Old French
Old French
juror
“one who swears; a person giving sworn testimony”
Middle English
English
jurour
“a sworn person or juror”
Modern English
English
juror
“a member of a jury”