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Meaning of apparitor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
əˈpæɹitɚ

Definitions

  1. An officer who attended magistrates and judges to execute their orders.
    historical
  2. A messenger or officer who serves the process of an ecclesiastical court.

Examples

“Before any of his apparitors could execute the sentence, he was himself summoned away by a sterner apparitor to the other world.”
“a monition be awarded to an apparitor, to summon a man”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

appartement appbar appeacher appeachment appeal appeal court

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