Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CUL'PRIT, n. [supposed to be formed from cul, for culpable, and prit, ready; certain abbreviations used by the clerks in noting the arraignment of criminals; the prisoner is guilty, and the king is ready to prove him so. Blackstone.]

1. A person arraigned in court for a crime. – Dryden.
2. Any person convicted of a crime; a criminal.