exigenter

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noun

An officer in the Court of King's Bench and Common Pleas whose duty it was to make out exigents.

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Meanings

nounexigenter (plural exigenters)

plural exigenters

  1. UKobsoletelawAn 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
exigendary

Origin

From exigent + -er.

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APA

exigenter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exigenter

MLA

“exigenter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exigenter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exigenter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exigenter.

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