verderer

noun ver·der·er \ˈvər-dər-ər\

Definition of VERDERER

: a onetime English judicial officer in charge of the king's forest

ver·der·er also ver·der·or \ˈvər-dər-ər\

Anglo-French verder, verderer, from verd green

First Known Use: circa 1538

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