Apparitor
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈpæɹitɚ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Apparitor is a noun meaning A messenger or officer who serves the process of an ecclesiastical court.
Meaning
A messenger or officer who serves the process of an ecclesiastical court.
More Meanings
- (historical) An officer who attended magistrates and judges to execute their orders.
Example Sentences
a monition be awarded to an apparitor, to summon a man
Before any of his apparitors could execute the sentence, he was himself summoned away by a sterner apparitor to the other world.
Word Forms
- apparitors
- apparator
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include apparator, paritor, magistrate, summoner, familiar, apposer.
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