APPRISING

Verb

apprising

present participle of apprise

Noun

apprising (plural apprisings)

(Scotland, legal, historical) The appraisal of the value of goods, land, etc, often in order to pay the debts of a deceased person.

Source: Wiktionary

APPRISE

Ap*prise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Apprised; p. pr. & vb. n. Apprising.] Etym: [F. appris, fem. apprise, p. p. apprendre to learn, to teach, to inform. Cf. Apprehend, Apprentice.]

Definition: To give notice, verbal or written; to inform; -- followed by of; as, we will apprise the general of an intended attack; he apprised the commander of what he had done.

Ap*prise", n.

Definition: Notice; information. [Obs.] Gower.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition