verderer

ver·der·er

V v

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [vur-der-er]
- /ˈvɜr dər ər/
- /vˈɜːdərə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vur-der-er]
- /ˈvɜr dər ər/

Definitions of verderer word

noun verderer an English judicial officer in the royal forests having charge especially of the vert, or trees and undergrowth. 1
noun verderer a judicial officer responsible for the maintenance of law and order in the royal forests 0
noun verderer in medieval England, a judicial officer who maintained law and order in the king's forests 0

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Origin of verderer

First appearance:

before 1535

One of the 29% oldest English words

1535-45; < Anglo-French verderer, Old French verd(i)er < Latin viridārius, equivalent to virid(is) green + -ārius -ary (see -er2); doubling of -er in Anglo-French perhaps by falsely taking verder as a form of verdure verdure

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Parts of speech for Verderer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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verderer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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