juiz

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin iūdicem. Cognate with Old Spanish juez, Old French juge.

Noun

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juiz m (plural juizes)

  1. judge

Descendants

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  • Galician: xuíz
  • Portuguese: juiz

Further reading

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese juiz, from Latin iūdicem. Compare Galician xuíz.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃ
  • Hyphenation: ju‧iz

Noun

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juiz m or m or f by sense (plural juízes, feminine juíza, feminine plural juízas)

  1. judge
  2. referee (person who settles a dispute)
  3. (sports) referee, umpire
    Synonym: árbitro

Usage notes

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As historically judges were male, the word expanded to be applied to female judges (e.g.: a senhora juiz). That usage is now dated, with the form juíza being used instead.[1]

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:juiz.

Derived terms

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References

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