paritor

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/ˈpæɹɪtə(ɹ)/

A form of apparitor — An officer who attended magistrates and judges to execute their orders.

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Meanings

nounparitor (plural paritors)

plural paritors

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of apparitor.

    […]you ſhall be ſummon'd by an hoſt of Paratours;

    1681, John Dryden, The Spanish Fryar: Or, the Double Discovery. […], London: […] Richard Tonson and Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act IV, page 45

Origin

Compare apparitor and Latin paritor (“servant, attendant”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

airport
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APA

paritor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paritor

MLA

“paritor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paritor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paritor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paritor.

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