APPROVER

approver

(noun) an authority with power to approve

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

approver (plural approvers)

One who approves or gives approval.

(dated, legal) In English common law, a person who accuses a confederate; one who commits approvement.

Source: Wiktionary


Ap*prov"er, n.

1. One who approves. Formerly, one who made proof or trial.

2. An informer; an accuser. [Obs.] Chaucer.

3. (Eng. Law)

Definition: One who confesses a crime and accuses another. See 1st Approvement, 2.

Ap*prov"er, n. Etym: [See 2d Approve, v. t.] (Eng. Law)

Definition: A bailiff or steward; an agent. [Obs.] Jacobs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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