judgedʒʌdʒ(n.; v.)judged, judg•ing.

1. (n.)a public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law.

   Category: Law

2. a person appointed to decide in a contest or matter at issue.

3. a person qualified to pass critical judgment:

   a good judge of horses.

4. an administrative head of Israel in the period between the death of Joshua and the accession to the throne by Saul.

   Category: Bible

5. (v.t.)to pass legal judgment on:

   The court judged him not guilty.

6. to hear evidence or legal arguments in (a case) in order to pass judgment; try.

7. to form a judgment or opinion of:

   to judge a book by its cover.

8. to decide or settle authoritatively:

   The censor judged the book obscene.

9. to infer, think, or hold as an opinion.

10. to make a careful guess about; estimate:

    I judged the distance to be about two miles.

11. to act as a judge in (a contest or competition).

12. (of the ancient Hebrew judges) to govern.

    Category: Bible

13. (v.i.)to act as a judge; pass judgment.

14. to form an opinion or estimate.

Origin of judge:

1175–1225; (n.) ME juge < OF < L jūdicem, acc. of jūdex=jūs law, right +-dex (see index ); (v.) ME jugen < OF jugier < L jūdicāre, der. of jūdex

judge′ship(n.)