or ver′deror
in medieval England, a judicial officer who maintained law and order in the king's forests
Origin of verderer
Anglo-French verderer, extended from verder from Old French verdier from verd, green: see vertverderer
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verderer
also ver·der·or
noun
An official who oversees the protection and conservation of a forest in England, originally a judicial officer having charge of the royal forests of medieval England.
Origin of verderer
Anglo-Norman from verd green from Latin viridisTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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