Ap*prov"er (&?;), n. 1.
One who approves. Formerly, one who made proof or trial.
2. An informer; an accuser. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
3. (Eng. Law) One who confesses a crime and
accuses another. See 1st Approvement, 2.
Ap*prov"er, n. [See 2d Approve,
v. t.] (Eng. Law) A bailiff or steward; an
agent. [Obs.] Jacobs.