2 entries under this word

Jurisprudent

Jū'ris-pru'dent, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. jurisprudens, from jus, juris, right, law, and prudens, foreseeing, knowing, skilled; Fr. jurisprudent, Sp. jurisprudente, It. giurisprudente. See PRUDENT.] Understanding law; jurisprudential.

Jū'ris-pru'dent, n.

noun

n. One who understands, or is skilled in, law.

Klosterheim in particular, . . . had been pronounced by some of the first jurisprudents a female appanage. De Quincey.