English → Latin
“adjure” in Latin
iūs iūranduman oathrogōto ask, enquire; to request; to beg, solicit, pray to (someone) for (something) (with two accusatives)obstringōto bind (by an oath); to oblige; to bind, tie or fetterobligōto bind in obligation, obligate, make liable; to make guilty; to mortgage, pawnobtestorto call someone as a witness; to beseech or implore, to begobsecrōto entreat, implore, beseech, supplicate, beg, pray
The English word adjure itself goes back to Latin iūrō, through adiūrāre.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
adjure
impose a prescribed form of oath, jurejurando, or jusjurandum, or ad jusjurandum aliquem adigere; aliquem sacramento adigere or rogare (of soldiers): jurejurando aliquem astringere, obstringere, obligare (bind by an oath): jusjurandum ab aliquo exigere: jusjurandum alicui deferre.
Nearly = implore: obtestari (to call God to witness, and implore anybody in a suppliant manner, Dig.): obsecrare (to implore urgently by all that is holy; by all a man holds sacred). (The words are found in this connection and order), implorare et obtestari. By anybody, per aliquem. To adjure by all that is sacred, all you hold dear, etc., multis, omnibus, infimis precibus petere, orare; omnibus precibus orare et obtestari aliquem.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for adjure?
- The usual Latin words for “adjure” are iūs iūrandum, rogō, obstringō; also obligō, obtestor, obsecrō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.