exigenter en · NOUN
Etymology
From exigent + -er.
Meanings
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(UK, obsolete) An officer in the Court of King's Bench and Common Pleas whose duty it was to make out exigents.
There are also four Exigenters, whose Office is to make all Exigents and Proclamations in all Actions where Process of Outlawry doth lye.
1672, Edward Chamberlayne, Angliae Notitia:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| exigenters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |