apparitor
/əˈpæɹitɚ/
apparitor noun: an officer who attended magistrates and judges to execute their orders.
Noun
apparitor (plural apparitors)
- An officer who attended magistrates and judges to execute their orders.
- Before any of his apparitors could execute the sentence, he was himself summoned away by a sterner apparitor to the other world.1857, Thomas De Quincey, Richard Bentley
- A messenger or officer who serves the process of an ecclesiastical court.
- a monition be awarded to an apparitor, to summon a man1797, Richard Burn, Ecclesiastical Law
apparitor meaning in Tamil and Urdu
apparitor in Tamil
- ரோமக் குற்றஇயல் நடுவரின் ஏவலர், கட்டியக்காரன், வாயிலோன்
apparitor in Urdu
- چوب دار, عُہدَہ دار
Forms of apparitor
| plural | apparitors |
|---|---|
| alternative form | apparator |
| alternative form (obsolete) | paritor |
Origin of apparitor
Latin appāritor (“public servant”), from appareo (“to wait upon”).
Questions about apparitor
- What does apparitor mean?
- Apparitor means an officer who attended magistrates and judges to execute their orders.
- What is apparitor in Tamil?
- Apparitor in Tamil is ரோமக் குற்றஇயல் நடுவரின் ஏவலர், கட்டியக்காரன், வாயிலோன். See Apparitor meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is apparitor?
- Apparitor is a noun.
- How do you pronounce apparitor?
- Apparitor is pronounced /əˈpæɹitɚ/.
- What is the plural of apparitor?
- The plural of apparitor is apparitors.
Words near apparitor in the dictionary
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