apparitor (plural apparitors)
(historical) An officer who attended magistrates and judges to execute their orders.
A messenger or officer who serves the process of an ecclesiastical court.
Source: Wiktionary
Ap*par"i*tor, n. Etym: [L., fr. apparere. See Appear.]
1. Formerly, an officer who attended magistrates and judges to execute their orders. Before any of his apparitors could execute the sentence, he was himself summoned away by a sterner apparitor to the other world. De Quincey.
2. (Law)
Definition: A messenger or officer who serves the process of an ecclesiastical court. Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 April 2025
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