Definition of Criers

1. Noun. (plural of crier) ¹

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Definition of Criers

1. crier [n] - See also: crier

Lexicographical Neighbors of Criers

cricothyrotomy
cricotomy
cricotracheal ligament
cricotracheal membrane
cricovocal membrane
criddleite
cried
cried blue murder
cried off
cried out
cried out against
cried out for
cried wolf
criedst
crier
criers (current term)
cries
cries blue murder
cries for help
cries off
cries out
cries out against
cries out for
cries uncle
cries wolf
criest
crieth
crik
crikey
crim

Literary usage of Criers

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Charter and Ordinances of the City of Portland: Together with Acts of by Portland (Me.)., John T. Fagan, Maine (1902)
"criers. Statutes. Public Crier to Cry Goods Found. SECTION 1. The finder of money or goods of the value of three dollars or more, shall, if the owner is ..."

2. Clerks' and Conveyancers' Assistant: A Collection of Forms of Conveyancing by Benjamin Vaughan Abbott, Austin Abbott, Clarence Frank Birdseye (1866)
"CLERKS AND criers. THE powers and duties of clerks of court are ... M. The following forms are those which are used in open court by clerks or criers. ..."

3. The Duties of Sheriffs, Coroners, and Constables by Crocker, John G. (1855)
"APPOINTMENT OF criers FOR COURTS. <5 1163. Heretofore, the duty has been imposed upon the sheriff! ha deputy, and constables, attending any court, ..."

4. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the by Washington Irving, Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville (1895)
"... Loquacious Chief — Indian Tomb — Grand Indian Reception — An Indian Feast — Town criers — Honesty of the Nez Percys— The Captain's Attempt at Healing. ..."

5. The Practice at Law, in Equity, and in Special Proceedings in All the Courts by William Wait (1872)
"... Stenographers — criers. ney-general. Laws of 1848, ch. 224. But now the court of appeals lias the appointment and removal of its own reporter. ..."

6. The Charter and Ordinances of the City of Portland: Together with Acts of by Portland (Me.)., John T. Fagan, Maine (1902)
"criers. Statutes. Public Crier to Cry Goods Found. SECTION 1. The finder of money or goods of the value of three dollars or more, shall, if the owner is ..."

7. Clerks' and Conveyancers' Assistant: A Collection of Forms of Conveyancing by Benjamin Vaughan Abbott, Austin Abbott, Clarence Frank Birdseye (1866)
"CLERKS AND criers. THE powers and duties of clerks of court are ... M. The following forms are those which are used in open court by clerks or criers. ..."

8. The Duties of Sheriffs, Coroners, and Constables by Crocker, John G. (1855)
"APPOINTMENT OF criers FOR COURTS. <5 1163. Heretofore, the duty has been imposed upon the sheriff! ha deputy, and constables, attending any court, ..."

9. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the by Washington Irving, Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville (1895)
"... Loquacious Chief — Indian Tomb — Grand Indian Reception — An Indian Feast — Town criers — Honesty of the Nez Percys— The Captain's Attempt at Healing. ..."

10. The Practice at Law, in Equity, and in Special Proceedings in All the Courts by William Wait (1872)
"... Stenographers — criers. ney-general. Laws of 1848, ch. 224. But now the court of appeals lias the appointment and removal of its own reporter. ..."

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