deemster

== English == === Alternative forms === demster (obsolete) dempster deempster === Etymology === From Middle English demester, demster, equivalent to deem (“to judge”) +‎ -ster. === Noun === deemster (plural deemsters) (now dialectal, Isle of Man) A judge; one who pronounces sentence or doom. ==== Related terms ==== deem doomster == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch deemster, demster (“dark”), from Old Dutch *thimster (in the compound thimsternisse (“darkness”)), from Proto-West Germanic *þimstr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdeːm.stər/ Hyphenation: deem‧ster === Noun === deemster m (uncountable, no diminutive) (Belgium, dated in Netherlands) twilight Synonyms: schemering, halfduister, halfdonker, deemstering, schemerdonker, schemerlicht, tweedonker, tweelicht ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ====