1. (n.) A hearer or listener.

2. (n.) A person appointed and authorized to audit or examine an account or accounts, compare the charges with the vouchers, examine the parties and witnesses, allow or reject charges, and state the balance.

3. (a.) One who hears judicially, as in an audience court.

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