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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ζυγοστάτης (zugostátēs, “public weigher”).
Pronunciation
Noun
zygostatēs m (genitive zygostatae); first declension
- a master of the weights, weighmaster
- 529 C.E. — Justinian I, Corpus Juris Civilis: Codex Justinianus, 10.73.2
quotiens de qualitate solidorum orta fuerit dubitatio placet quem sermo graecus appellat per singulas civitates constitutum zygostaten qui pro sua fide atque industria neque fallat neque fallatur contentionem dirimere- It is settled that when any doubt arises with reference to the purity of the solidi paid, the dispute shall be decided by the officer styled zygostat in Greek, who is appointed in each city, and who shall render his decision to the best of his ability and information.
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
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