verderer
or ver·de·ror
[ vur-der-er ]
noun
an English judicial officer in the royal forests having charge especially of the vert, or trees and undergrowth.
Origin of verderer
1Other words from verderer
- ver·der·er·ship, noun
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How to use verderer in a sentence
The chief officers were known as foresters, verderors, woodwards, and agisters.
The Dukeries | R. Murray Gilchrist
British Dictionary definitions for verderer
verderer
/ (ˈvɜːdərə) /
noun
English legal history a judicial officer responsible for the maintenance of law and order in the royal forests
Origin of verderer
1C16: from Anglo-French, from Old French verdier, from verd green, from Latin viridis; compare Latin viridārium plantation of trees
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