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noun
A rabbi who decides matters in Jewish religious law.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism
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noun
A person who resolves or settles matters or controversies; a decider, judge, or arbiter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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History
From Latin dēcīsor, from dēcīdō (past participial stem dēcīs-) + -or.
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