dicast
di·cast
noun \ˈdī-ˌkast, ˈdi-\Definition of DICAST
: an ancient Athenian performing the functions of both judge and juror at a trial
Origin of DICAST
Greek dikastēs, from dikazein to judge, from dikē judgment — more at diction
First Known Use: 1820
Rhymes with DICAST
aghast, at last, avast, bedfast, Belfast, bombast, broadcast, bypast, contrast, dismast, downcast, dynast, fantast, flypast, forecast, foremast, forepassed, full blast, gymnast, half-caste, half-mast, handfast, holdfast, lightfast, mainmast, makefast, march-past, miscast, newscast, oblast, offcast, outcast, outcaste, precast, recast, repast, roughcast, sandblast, sand-cast, shamefast, sportscast, topmast, trade-last, typecast, upcast, webcast, windblast
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