Defn: Appraisement.
APPRIZER
Ap*priz"er, n.
1. An appraiser.
2. (Scots Law)
Defn: A creditor for whom an appraisal is made. Sir W. Scott.
APPROACH
Ap*proach", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Approached; p. pr. & vb. n.
Approaching.] Etym: [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF. approcher, LL.
appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.]
1. To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer. Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city 2 Sam. xi. 20. But exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. Heb. x. 25.
2. To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.
APPROACH
Ap*proach", v. t.
1. To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance. [Archaic] Boyle.