Ju"rat (?), n. [Prov. F. jurat, fr. L. juratus sworn, p. p. of jurare to swear. See Jury, n.]
1.
A person under oath; specifically, an officer of the nature of an alderman, in certain municipal corporations in England.
Burrill.
2. Law
The memorandum or certificate at the end of an affidavit, or a bill or answer in chancery, showing when, before whom, and (in English practice), where, it was sworn or affirmed.
Wharton. Bouvier.
© Webster 1913.