Definitions for champerty

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champerty cham·per·ty

Spelling: [cham-per-tee]

IPA: /ˈtʃæm pər ti/

Champerty is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 591 anagrams from letters in champerty (acehmprty).

Definitions for champerty

noun

1. a sharing in the proceeds of litigation by one who agrees with either the plaintiff or defendant to help promote it or carry it on.

Origin of champerty

1300-50; Middle English champartie, equivalent to champart (Middle French: share of the produce, literally, of the field, equivalent to champ field (see camp¹

Examples for champerty

In England, contingent fees are held to be clearly within the statutes of champerty and maintenance.