juro

/ˈxuɾo/ · A2 · noun · m

ownership

📜 juro = from Latin ius, iuris (law, right): what is yours by right

Juro shares its root with jurar (to swear), justicia and English jury. Ownership is a legal right, so the word for it comes straight from the word for law. Mostly seen in the set phrase de juro: by right.

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