jurywoman

[ joor-ee-woom-uhn ]

noun

, plural ju·ry·wom·en.

1. a female juror.

jurywoman

/ ˈdʒʊərɪwʊmən /

noun

1. a female member of a jury

Gender Note

See -woman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of jurywoman¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; jury ¹ + woman

Example Sentences

Inasmuch as the jurywoman herself has, in the prologue, attempted unsuccessfully to eradicate the identical individual in much the same manner she finds herself, as the saying goes, in a dilemma.

From Time Magazine Archive

I care not whether the mother is called upon to decide as a juryman, or a jurywoman, rights of property or rights of life, whilst her baby is "mewling and puking" in solitary confinement at home.

From Project Gutenberg

I have said I would not speak of the inconveniences to arise from woman suffrage—when the mother is called upon to decide as a juryman or jurywoman rights of property or rights of life, whilst her baby is "mewling and puking" in solitary confinement at home.

From Project Gutenberg

Mrs. Ashton Portway sat down by Henry as a jurywoman.

From Project Gutenberg