noun
glossator
Glossator (noun) means a person who writes glosses, or notes explaining a text.
noun
1
A person who writes glosses, or notes explaining a text.
2
A legal scholar of the Middle Ages, (specifically) one who authored glosses on legal texts (especially the Corpus Juris of Justinian), typically distinguished from the later commentators who wrote in extended prose and adopted a more pragmatic form of jurisprudence.
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Etymology
Came into English from Middle English glosatour, from Medieval Latin glōsātor, glossātor, from glōsāre, glōssāre (“to gloss”) plus Latin -tor (agent suffix).
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What is the meaning of glossator?
"glossator" (noun) means a person who writes glosses, or notes explaining a text.
What are the different meanings of glossator?
"glossator" has 2 main meanings: 1. A person who writes glosses, or notes explaining a text; 2. A legal scholar of the Middle Ages, (specifically) one who authored glosses on legal texts (especially the Corpus Juris of Justinian), typically distinguished from the later commentators who wrote in extended prose and adopted a more pragmatic form of jurisprudence.
