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Verderer

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(0. Fr. verdier, Med. Lat. viridarius), a term used in English forest law for a judicial officer appointed to look after what was known as the "vert" (0. Fr. verd, green; Lat. viridis), i.e. the forest trees and underwood in the royal forests. It was the verderer's duty to keep 'the assizes and attend to all matters relating to trespasses (see Forest Law).

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Verderer'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​v/verderer.html. 1910.
 
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