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