judge
/dʒʌdʒ/·저지·noun, verb
a person who decides cases; to form an opinion
LatinCEFR A2
Root
Latin 'judex' (jus 'law' + dicere 'to say')
Latin judex → Old French juge → Middle English juge → Modern judge
In a word
Latin judex = jus (law) + dicere (say) = 'one who speaks the law'. A judge is, by name, the mouth of the law. The same jud- lives in prejudice (pre-judging), justice (the state of law), judicial. Courtroom, conscience, and bias — all packed into one root.
Examples
The judge listened carefully.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
It is hard to judge fairly.
Related
judgementprejudicejudicialjuryjustice