A deemster (briw) is a judge in the Isle of Man. The High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man is presided over by a deemster or, in the case of the appeal division of that court, a deemster and the Judge of Appeal. The deemsters also promulgate the Laws on Tynwald Day by reading them out to the people in English and Manx. Previously the First and ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deemster
Deem'ster (dēm'stẽr) noun [ Deem + -ster ; i. e., doomster. Confer Dempster .] A judge in the Isle of Man who decides controversies without process. Cowell. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/21
A Deemster was an officer formerly attached to the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland, who formally pronounced the doom or sentence of death on condemned criminals. The office was conjoined with that of executioner. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/CXD.HTM