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Webster 1913 Edition
Approver
Ap-prov′er
,Noun.
1.
One who approves. Formerly, one who made proof or trial.
2.
An informer; an accuser.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Ap-prov′er
,Noun.
[See 2d ]
Approve
, Verb.
T.
(Eng. Law)
A bailiff or steward; an agent.
[Obs.]
Jacobs.
Webster 1828 Edition
Approver
APPROV'ER
,Noun.
1.
One who approves. Formerly one who proves or makes trial.2.
In law, one who confesses a crime and accuses another. [See Approvement.] Also, formerly, one who had the letting of the king's domains in small manors. In Stat. 1. Edw. 3. C. 8, sheriffs are called approvers. A bailiff or steward of a manor.