approver

approver is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.An informer; an accuser. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  2. 2.(Eng. Law) One who confesses a crime and accuses another. See 1st Approvement, 2.
  3. 3.A bailiff or steward; an agent. [Obs.] Jacobs.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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