Definitions for apparitor

apparitor ap·par·i·tor

Spelling: [uh-par-i-ter]
IPA: /əˈpær ɪ tər/

Apparitor is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 211 anagrams from letters in apparitor (aaiopprrt).

Definitions for apparitor

noun

  1. (in ancient Rome) a subordinate official of a magistrate or of the court.

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

Examples for apparitor

Somnour, summoner; an officer employed to summon delinquents to appear in ecclesiastical courts; now called an apparitor.

In this case the tribunal, with rare moderation, only ordered its apparitor to seize the books in the hands of the students.

Being recalled by the apparitor and registrar, he returned, and handed in his exception to be read and filed.

One of the children stood at the door to give notice if he saw the apparitor coming, who was an officer of the spiritual court.

No wonder our wardens disclaimed all knowledge of the apparitor!

Mr. Garden then sent his apparitor for his commission, from the Bishop of London, to act as commissary.

An apparitor tore him down, and was dragged to the ground in his turn.

After having dressed ourselves in our best, and put on our majestic caps of fox-skin, we said to our apparitor, “We are ready.”

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