apparitor
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of apparitor
1250–1300; Middle English apparitour < Latin appāritor, equivalent to appāri- (variant stem of appārēre to serve, attend, literally, to be seen; see appear) + -tor -tor
Example Sentences
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At the petition of an apparitor, who acted as public prosecutor, seven of Johnson's fellow-parishioners were cited to swear not to the fact of his guilt, but to the general belief in it.
From The Elizabethan Parish in its Ecclesiastical and Financial Aspects by Ware, Sedley Lynch
In the meanwhile an apparitor came to Appius from the Consul and said that the augurs were summoned.
From Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro by Harrison, Fairfax
An apparitor tore him down, and was dragged to the ground in his turn.
From Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face by Kingsley, Charles
The devil, amazed and disgusted at laws which "excell the paines of hell," turns to go, whereupon the apparitor seeks to arrest and fine him for traveling on the Sabbath.
From The Elizabethan Parish in its Ecclesiastical and Financial Aspects by Ware, Sedley Lynch
Take this," he said, handing the apparitor the parchment, "and make search for the man herein described.
From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth
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