English
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor comes from Latin jūs ‘law’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEjūs‘law’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūris
- EnglishtodayJuris Doctor
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEjūs‘law’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūris
- EnglishtodayJuris Doctor
Linked words
through Latin iūris
Today it means
noun A professional doctorate in law, and in some countries, a first professional graduate degree.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin jūs / Juris Doctor