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Definition of Trier
1. Noun. One (as a judge) who examines and settles a case.
Generic synonyms: Judge, Jurist, Justice
Derivative terms: Try, Try
2. Noun. One who tries.
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Derivative terms: Attempt, Essay, Try, Try, Try
Definition of Trier
1. n. One who tries; one who makes experiments; one who examines anything by a test or standard.
Definition of Trier
1. Proper noun. A city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the banks of the Moselle river. ¹
2. Noun. One who tries; one who makes experiments or examines anything by a test or standard. ¹
3. Noun. One who tries judicially. ¹
4. Noun. (legal) A person appointed by law to try challenges of jurors; a trior. ¹
5. Noun. (obsolete) That which tries or approves; a test. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trier
1. one that tries [n -S] - See also: tries
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trier
Literary usage of Trier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Korkes in der Domkirche zu Trier im Herbste des Jahres 1844 (Trier, 1845); RITTER,
... SYBEL, Der Heilige Rock zu Trier und die zwanzig ändern Heiligen ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"Legend associated Trier with the martyrdom of part of the Theban legion d . ...
Si Ambrose, one of the greatest sons of Trier, was born here about 340. ..."
3. Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum ...by George Knottesford Fortescue by George Knottesford Fortescue (1903)
"1891. 8°. Frankfurter zeitgemässe Broschüren. BEISSEL (S.) Nachtrag zur Geschichte
des 4808. dd. 6. (2.) BENECKE (H.) Der heilige Rock zu Trier. heiligen ..."
4. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero, Ernest Alfred Benians (1904)
"And so, when in August, 1522, Sickingen revived his feud with the Archbishop-Elector
of Trier and entered his territory at the head of an army which he had ..."
5. Historical Essays by Edward Augustus Freeman (1879)
"Trier has her artistic wonders, but they do not at first sight help to fill up
any gap between Spalato and Ravenna. And in a political aspect, ..."
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