APPROVEMENT
Ap*prove"ment, n. (Old Eng. Law)
Defn: Improvement of common lands, by inclosing and converting them to the uses of husbandry for the advantage of the lord of the manor. Blackstone.
APPROVER
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)
Defn: One who confesses a crime and accuses another. See 1st
Approvement, 2.
APPROVER
Ap*prov"er, n. Etym: [See 2d Approve, v. t.] (Eng. Law)
Defn: A bailiff or steward; an agent. [Obs.] Jacobs.
APPROVING
Ap*prov"ing, a.