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exigenter

exigenter noun: an officer in the Court of King's Bench and Common Pleas whose duty it was to make out exigents.

Noun

exigenter (plural exigenters)

  1. (UK, obsolete) An officer in the Court of King's Bench and Common Pleas whose duty it was to make out exigents.
    • There are also four Exigenters, whose Office is to make all Exigents and Proclamations in all Actions where Process of Outlawry doth lye.1672, Edward Chamberlayne, Angliae Notitia

Forms of exigenter

pluralexigenters

Origin of exigenter

From exigent + -er.

Questions about exigenter

What does exigenter mean?
Exigenter means an officer in the Court of King's Bench and Common Pleas whose duty it was to make out exigents.
What part of speech is exigenter?
Exigenter is a noun.
What is the plural of exigenter?
The plural of exigenter is exigenters.

Words near exigenter in the dictionary

  1. exigency
  2. exigendaries
  3. exigendary
  4. exigent
  5. exigent circumstance
  6. exigenter
  7. exigenters
  8. exigently
  9. exigents
  10. exigible
  11. exiguate

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