Apparitor Definition

ə-părĭ-tər
noun
An official who was formerly sent to carry out the orders of a civil or ecclesiastical court.
American Heritage
An officer formerly sent out to carry out the orders of a civil or ecclesiastical court.
Webster's New World
Formerly, an officer who attended magistrates and judges to execute their orders.
Wiktionary

A messenger or officer who serves the process of an ecclesiastical court.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Apparitor

Noun

Singular:
apparitor
Plural:
apparitors

Origin of Apparitor

  • Middle English from Latin appāritor from appāritus past participle of appārēre to appear appear

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin public servant, from appareo (“I wait upon”).

    From Wiktionary

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