n.
- a public officer appointed to decide cases in a law court.
▸a person who decides the results of a competition.
▸a person able or qualified to give an opinion:
a good judge of character.
- a leader having temporary authority in ancient Israel in the period between Joshua and the kings.
v.
form an opinion about.
▸give a verdict on (a case or person) in a law court.
▸decide the results of (a competition).
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. juge (n.), juger (v.), from L. judex, judic-, from jus ‘law’ + dicere ‘to say’.