Adjurator

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. One who solemnly urges or requests someone to take an action; a person invoking an oath or solemn appeal in a formal context; an individual invoking a higher power to compel adherence to a request or demand
2. An entity that earnestly entreats someone to perform a specific task or behavior; a figure who calls upon an oath or solemn promise during an invocation; a person who seeks divine intervention for compliance with a serious request
3. A person who passionately persuades or implores another to fulfill an obligation; someone who uses a formal appeal to an oath in requesting action; an individual who seeks a higher authority’s influence in ensuring obedience to a plea

Etymology: Its root is a Latin verb meaning to swear. "Adiurare" combined "ad-" (toward) with "iurare," to swear an oath, and "iurare" itself comes from "ius," meaning law or right. To adjure someone was to bind them by a solemn oath, so the person who did this was, in effect, someone who made a plea backed by a sacred promise. That same root runs through familiar English words. "Jury" and "juror" descend from Latin "iurata," meaning "sworn," since jurors take an oath. "Conjure" comes from "coniurare," to swear together, and it once carried the sense of binding people by oath, long before it meant performing magic. "Adjurator" keeps that oath-bound core, while "adjure" has the same meaning in English.