xuramento

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Galician

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Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese juramento, from xurar +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

Noun

xuramento m (plural xuramentos)

  1. oath
    • 1261, A. Martínez Salazar, editor, Documentos gallegos de los siglos XIII al XVI, A Coruña: Casa de la Misericordia, page 33:
      Auos Joã Perez de Salto Juiz del Rey na terra de Pruços. ea uos Roy Martijz meu merino de Nendos et de Pruços. ea uos Pedro Suarez de Betanços saude et graça. sabades que eu receby carta del Rey aque uos enuyo ensarrada éésta mya et mandouos que Logo enpresente ueyades esta carta del Rey et que cumprades todalas cousas que éénla manda ' en tal razon que ueyades o priuilegio que o Abbade de Monffero tẽ. et que uáádes ááqueles lugares ondesse querelou al Rey quele derriuarã pedras que forã metidas por seus coctos et que pesqueyrades por juramento cum uerdade en oméés bóós et dereytos.
      To you, Xoán Pérez de Salto, King's judge in the land of Pruzos; and to you, Roi Martís, my official in Nendos and Pruzos; and to you, Pedro Suárez de Betanzos; health and grace.
      You must know that I have received a letter of the King, which I send to you enclosed in this mine, and I order you to promptly see this letter of the King and to accomplish everything ordered in it; so that you must see the privilege the abbot of Monfero has, and you must go to that places where he complaint before the King about the stones that were brought down and which were marking the property limits; and you shall research by oath in truth among good men and rights
  2. swear word

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