English Explanatory Dictionary

apparitor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An officer who attended magistrates and judges to execute their orders.
  2. A messenger or officer who serves the process of an ecclesiastical court.

Pronunciation

/əˈpæɹitɚ/

Word forms

apparitor apparitors apparator paritor

Etymology

Latin appāritor (“public servant”), from appareo (“to wait upon”).

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