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Meaning of "apparitor" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD APPARITOR

From Latin: public servant, from appārēre to appear.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF APPARITOR

apparitor  [əˈpærɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APPARITOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Apparitor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES APPARITOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

apparitor

Apparitor

In ancient Rome, an apparitor was a civil servant whose salary was paid from the public treasury. The apparitores assisted the magistrates. There were four occupational grades among them. The highest of these was the scribae, the clerks or public notaries, followed by the lictores, lictors; viatores, messengers or summoners, that is, agents on official errands; and praecones, announcers or heralds. The term has hence referred to a beadle in a university, a pursuivant or herald; particularly, in Roman Catholic canon law, which was largely inspired by Roman law, Apparitor remained an official title for an officer in ecclesiastical courts designated to serve the summons, to arrest a person accused, and in ecclesiastico-civil procedure, to take possession, physically or formally, of the property in dispute, in order to secure the execution of the judge's sentence, in countries where the ecclesiastical forum, in its substantial integrity, is recognized. He thus acts as constable and sheriff.

Definition of apparitor in the English dictionary

The definition of apparitor in the dictionary is an officer who summons witnesses and executes the orders of an ecclesiastical and a civil court.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APPARITOR


coheritor
ˌkəʊˈhɛrɪtə
coinheritor
ˌkəʊɪnˈhɛrɪtə
critter
ˈkrɪtə
disheritor
dɪsˈhɛrɪtə
emerita
ɪˈmɛrɪtə
ferreter
ˈfɛrɪtə
fritter
ˈfrɪtə
gritter
ˈɡrɪtə
heritor
ˈhɛrɪtə
inheritor
ɪnˈhɛrɪtə
inspiriter
ɪnˈspɪrɪtə
interpreter
ɪnˈtɜːprɪtə
lithotritor
lɪˈθɒtrɪtə
misinterpreter
ˌmɪsɪnˈtɜːprɪtə
paritor
ˈpærɪtə
ritter
ˈrɪtə
secretor
siːˈkrɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APPARITOR

appalto
appanage
appanaged
apparat
apparatchik
apparatus
apparatus criticus
apparel
apparelled
apparelling
apparelment
apparent
apparent horizon
apparent magnitude
apparent movement
apparently
apparentness
apparition
apparitional
appassionato

WORDS THAT END LIKE APPARITOR

auditor
beauty editor
capacitor
competitor
compositor
creditor
depositor
editor
exhibitor
expositor
inhibitor
janitor
managing editor
monitor
progenitor
senior editor
solicitor
text editor
traitor
visitor

Synonyms and antonyms of apparitor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «apparitor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APPARITOR

Find out the translation of apparitor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of apparitor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «apparitor» in English.

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首席执行官
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apparitor
570 millions of speakers

English

apparitor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

apparitor
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

apparitor
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пристав
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Apparitor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

apparitor
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

appariteur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengawal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

apparitor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

apparitor
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

apparitor
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apparitor
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

lòi ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

apparitor
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हमीदार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

görünüverme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

apparitor
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

apparitor
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пристав
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apparitor
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

apparitor
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

apparitor
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

apparitor
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

apparitor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of apparitor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APPARITOR»

The term «apparitor» is used very little and occupies the 164.061 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APPARITOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «apparitor» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «apparitor» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about apparitor

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APPARITOR»

Discover the use of apparitor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to apparitor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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House of Commons Papers
Judge. Registrar. Deputy Registrar. Apparitor. I 1826 - no deputy. The Apparitor considers himself entitled to the same fees as the Apparitor General of the Consistorial Episcopal Court of Wells, though none have been paid during these years.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1830
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REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONERS: SIX VOLUMES
We think that the Apparitor of the Commissary Court may properly adopt the present practice in the Consistory Court, in regard to the service of compulsories or other process on more than one person, excepting that 7*. 6d. only should be ...
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A History of the English Parish: The Culture of Religion ...
THE SUMMONER The activities of the court became familiar through the movements of its apparitor or summoner, its ubiquitous and unpopular official.4" He it was who brought the writ of summons to the priest or minister, churchwarden or ...
N. J. G. Pounds, 2000
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Ancient Laws and Institutes of Wales: Comprising Laws ...
The apparitor is to have, from the marwdy, the bacon in cut, the butter in cut, the nether stone of the quern, all the unbleached flax, and the layer nearest the ground of the corn ; and if there be corn not reaped, he is to have all the head lands ...
Howel (Welsh King), Aneurin Owen, 1841
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Ancient Laws and Institutes of Wales: Comprising Laws ...
The apparitor is to have, from the marwdy, the bacon in cut, the butter in cut, the nether stone of the quern, all the unbleached flax, and the layer nearest the ground of the corn ; and if there be corn not reaped, he is to have all the head lands ...
Wales, Aneurin Owen, 1841
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The Christian teacher. [Continued as] The National review
A stranger had died in a house in St. Dunstan's belonging to a certain John Fleming, and an apparitor had been sent ' to seal his chamber and his goods,' that the church might not lose her dues. John Fleming drove him out, saying loudly unto ...
National review, 1856
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The National Review
Thomas Banister, of St. Mary Wolchurch, when a process was served upon him, ' did threaten to slay the apparitor.' ' Thou horson knave,' he said to him, ' without thou tell me who set thee awork to summon me to the court, by Goddis woundes,  ...
Richard Holt Hutton, Walter Bagehot, 1856
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Ancient Laws and Institutes of Wales
The apparitor is to have, from the marwdy, the bacon in cut, the butter in cut, the nether stone of the quern, all the unbleached flax, and the layer nearest the ground of the corn ; and if there be corn not reaped, he is to have all the head lands; ...
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the church under the law
One of the sources of the apparitor's information was most probably the clergy themselves. ... to an apparitor, many others doubtless never being filed : To his very Frend (sic) Thomas Dennyson Apparitor at East Retford geve these. Thomas  ...
10
Pan Tadeusz, Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania: A Story of ...
As a man experienced and adept in legalmatters, he wished toestablish theCount in his new possessions legally and formally; so he ranfor the Apparitor, andatlast, after long search, discovered him behind thestove. Straightway he seized ...
Adam Mickiewicz, 1932

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APPARITOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term apparitor is used in the context of the following news items.
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Public Penance
... required to perambulate the markets or the four corners of a market; preceded by the apparitor and followed by the curate wearing a surplice ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
2
Supreme Court, seat 2
I have received the Fidelis Apparitor Award from the College of Saint Benedict, the Myra Bradwell Award from Minnesota Women Lawyers, the ... «Minnesota Lawyer, Oct 14»
3
The amazing mace
... but the current thinking, says Strople, is that there will not be a single designated mace bearer (or “apparitor”). “We're going to try to keep this ... «McGill Reporter, May 14»
4
Justice Wilhelmina Wright to receive Faithful Servant Award Nov. 16 …
Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice Wilhelmina Wright will be honored with the Fidelis Apparitor Award during a reception which ... «CSB/SJU, Nov 13»
5
Penance in a White Sheet
... required to perambulate the markets or the four corners of a market; preceded by the apparitor and followed by the curate wearing a surplice ... «Patheos, Jun 13»
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Most Rev Justin Welby enthroned as the 105th Archbishop of …
There was also a series of office holders with impenetrably Merrie England titles – the Surveyor to the Fabric and Apparitor General, ... «The Independent, Mar 13»
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Attorney Tom Joyce to receive Faithful Servant Award at Red Mass …
Attorney Tom Joyce '61 will be honored with the Fidelis Apparitor Award during a reception which follows the Red Mass at the Gorecki Dining ... «CSB/SJU, Oct 10»

REFERENCE
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