An officer of the central ofiice of the English supreme court . Formerly he was an officer of the exchequer, and had important duties to perform In protecting the rights of the crown; e. g., by instituting proceedings for the recovery of land by writs of intrusion, (q. v.,) and for the recovery of legacy and succession duties; but of late years administrative changes have lessened the duties of the office. Sweet
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