noun Someone who vouches for another person's innocence, trustworthiness etc. A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent. An ‘oath-helper’ in Anglo-Saxon or Germanic law who testified to the character of an accused person.
noun A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent.
noun An ‘oath-helper’ in Anglo-Saxon or Germanic law who testified to the character of an accused person.