Defined in 1 dictionary — Black's (1891)
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In old English law. Bailiffs of lords in theirfranchises. Sheriffs were called the king’s “approvers” in 1 Edw. Iil. st. 1, ¢. 1. Termes de la Ley, 49. Approvers in the Marches were those who had license to sell and purchase beasts there.
