excusator Obs. exc. Hist.
(ɛkskjuːˈzeɪtər)
[a. late L. excūsātor, agent-n. f. excūsāre to excuse.]
One who makes an excuse, defence, or apology; esp. a person officially authorized to present an excuse.
| a 1661 Fuller Worthies (1840) III. 543 King Henry..despatched him thither [to Rome] for his excusator. 1752 Carte Hist. Eng. III. 110 The laws do not oblige an excusator or defender to give any security. 1873 Dixon Two Queens IV. xxi. vii. 164 The Council sent out Carue..as an excusator from the English people. |