embraceor
[ em-brey-ser ]
nounLaw.
a person guilty of embracery.
Origin of embraceor
1Words Nearby embraceor
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British Dictionary definitions for embraceor
embraceor
embracer
/ (ɪmˈbreɪsə) /
noun
criminal law a person guilty of embracery
Origin of embraceor
1C15: from Old French embraseor, from embraser to instigate, literally: to set on fire, from braser to burn, from brese live coals
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