Terminer
- proper noun
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Terminer
- The name Terminer has historical significance due to its association with colonial courts in New England.
- Oyer and Terminer
Examples
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On May 27, the newly arrived royal governor, Sir William Phips, named a special Court of Oyer and Terminer to sort through the proliferating accusations.
Academic text (1992) -
That these "confessions" were less than sincere was demonstrated after the Court of Oyer and Terminer was dissolved and the executions halted.
Academic text (1992) -
The Court of Sessions, or Oyer and Terminer, shall be opened and held on the second Tuesday in June and December, and the former rules and methods of proceedings, as nearly as may be, shall be observed in regard to summoning of juries and all other cases whatsoever.
Academic text (2009) -
Responding to mounting pressure from the families of the accused (and to the accusation of his own wife), Governor Phips dissolved the Court of Oyer and Terminer on October 29, 1692.
Academic text (1992) -
In 1692, the infamous Court of Oyer and Terminer was established in Salem to address witchcraft accusations.
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Many remember the Court of Oyer and Terminer for its controversial trials during the Salem witch hunts.
Synonyms
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A name people in the same family share, usually after the first name
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The name a person shares with other family members, not the given name
A family name in ancient Rome that shows a person's family group
Surface Forms
Etymology
Terminer is a family name that probably comes from the Latin root termin- (seen in English words like term and terminal), which means 'end' or 'limit'. So the name may once have described someone who lived by a boundary or who finished a task, and today it is simply used as a surname.