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One who approves. Formerly, one who made proof or trial.

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  1. n. One who approves. Formerly, one who made proof or trial.
  2. n. An informer; an accuser.
  3. n. One who confesses a crime and accuses another. See 1st Approvement, 2.
  4. v. t. A bailiff or steward; an agent.
  5. n. an authority with power to approve
  6. 1. One who approves. Formerly, one who made proof or trial. 2. An informer; an accuser. [Obs.] Chaucer. 3. (Eng. Law) One who confesses a crime and accuses another. See 1st Approvement, 2. A bailiff or steward; an agent. [Obs.] Jacobs.
  7. One who confesses a crime and accuses another. See 1stApprovement, 2.
  8. n. an authority with power to approve