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
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