verderer

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noun

An official in charge of a royal forest; in modern times, still extant in the New Forest and the Forest of Dean

OriginFrench verdier ← Late Latin viridarius ← Latin viridis →
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Meanings

nounverderer (plural verderers)

plural verderers · alternative verderor

  1. UKAn official in charge of a royal forest; in modern times, still extant in the New Forest and the Forest of Dean

Origin

  1. Latinviridis“green”
  2. Late Latinviridarius
  3. Frenchverdier
  4. Englishverderer

From French verdier, from Late Latin viridarius, from Latin viridis (“green”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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