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verderer definition

ver·derer or verderor ver′·deror (vʉr′dər ər)

noun

in medieval England, a judicial officer who maintained law and order in the king's forests

Etymology: Anglo-Fr verderer, extended < verder < OFr verdier < verd, green: see vert

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