verderer

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Noun

HYPHEN

ver=der=er

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CIDE DICTIONARY

verderer, n. [F. verdier, LL. viridarius, fr. L. viridis green.].

An officer who has the charge of the king's forest, to preserve the vert and venison, keep the assizes, view, receive, and enroll attachments and presentments of all manner of trespasses. Blackstone. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

verderer, n. Brit. a judicial officer of royal forests.

Etymology

AF (earlier verder), OF verdier ult. f. L viridis green