v. t. [ F. apposer to set to; &unr_; (L. ad) + poser to put, place. See Pose. ]
The nymph herself did then appose,
For food and beverage, to him all best meat. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ For oppose. See Oppose. ] To put questions to; to examine; to try. [ Obs. ] See Pose. [ 1913 Webster ]
To appose him without any accuser, and that secretly. Tyndale. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Placed in apposition; mutually fitting, as the mandibles of a bird's beak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An examiner; one whose business is to put questions. Formerly, in the English Court of Exchequer, an officer who audited the sheriffs' accounts. [ 1913 Webster ]