A variant or obsolete term related to oversight or a person who supervises; an overseer.
From Old French or Middle English, possibly related to 'apersee' meaning one who has 'seen over' or surveyed. Rare and archaic.
This word is so obscure it barely appears in modern English—it's a ghost word, kept alive mainly by historical dictionaries and word game enthusiasts.
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