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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin excusator.
Noun
excusator (plural excusators)
- (obsolete) One who makes, or is authorized to make, an excuse; an apologist.
1759, David Hume, “[Henry VIII.] Chapter IV.”, in The History of England, under the House of Tudor. , volume I, London: A Millar, , →OCLC, page 173:Henry was determined not to ſend any proxy to plead his cauſe before this court: He only deſpatched Sir Edward Karne and Dr. Bonner, in quality of excuſators, (ſo they were called,) to carry his apology, for not paying that deference to the papal authority.
References
“excusator”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin
Verb
excūsātor
- second/third-person singular future passive imperative of excūsō
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