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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(now dialectal, Isle of Man) A judge; one who pronounces sentence or doom..
If you hire a house for a year, and before the end of a month, happen to disagree with your landlord, he goes to the Deemster, and tells him, that he suspects you intend to leave the island, without paying his rent; […]
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Deemster means (now dialectal, Isle of Man) A judge; one who pronounces sentence or doom..
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If you hire a house for a year, and before the end of a month, happen to disagree with your landlord, he goes to the Deemster, and tells him, that he suspects you intend to leave the island, without paying his rent; […]
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