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apparitor definition

ap·pari·tor (ə per′ə tər, -par′-; -tôr′)

noun

an officer formerly sent out to carry out the orders of a civil or ecclesiastical court

Etymology: L < apparere, appear

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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