— verderership , n.
/verr"deuhr euhr/ , n.
an English judicial officer in the royal forests having charge esp. of the vert, or trees and undergrowth.
Also, verderor .
[ 1535-45; verderer, OF verd ( i ) er viridarius, equiv. to virid ( is ) green + -arius -ARY (see -ER 2 ); doubling of -er in AF perh. by falsely taking verder as a form of verdure VERDURE ]