fuero

English

Etymology

From Spanish fuero, from Latin forum. Doublet of forum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfwɛəɹəʊ/

Noun

fuero (plural fueros)

1. A code; a charter; a grant of privileges.
2. A custom having the force of law.
3. A declaration by a magistrate.
4. A place where justice is administered.
5. The jurisdiction of a tribunal

References

• “fuero”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• foure

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfu.e.roː/, [ˈfuɛroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfu.e.ro/, [ˈfuːero]

Verb

fuerō

1. first-person singular future perfect active indicative of sum

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish fuero, from Latin forum. Doublet of foro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfweɾo/ [ˈfwe.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: fue‧ro

Noun

fuero m (plural fueros)

1. charter
2. law, local law (especially in Navarra or the Basque Country)
3. (historical, Spain) law, laws
4. (historical) lawbook

   fuero juzgo ― judges' lawbook

5. privilege, a certain immunity
6. jurisdiction

Derived terms

• en su fuero interno
• volver por sus fueros

 

Further reading

• “fuero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28