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单词 dicast
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dicast

[ dahy-kast, dik-ast ]
/ ˈdaɪ kæst, ˈdɪk æst /

noun

(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.

Origin of dicast

1700–10; <Greek dikastḗs a juryman, equivalent to *dikad-, base of dikázein to judge, determine (derivative of díkē right, law, order) + -tēs agentive suffix

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Example sentences from the Web for dicast

  • A juror or dicast would receive the same sum for attendance, and the courts or juries often consisted of 500 persons.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8|Various
  • Dicast, Dikast, dī′kast, n. one of the 6000 Athenians annually chosen to act as judges.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for dicast

dicast
/ (ˈdɪkæst) /

noun

(in ancient Athens) a juror in the popular courts chosen by lot from a list of citizens

Derived forms of dicast

dicastic, adjective

Word Origin for dicast

C19: from Greek dikastēs, from dikazein to judge, from dikē right, judgment, order
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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