In practice. A person to whom a cause pending in a conrt is referred hy the court, to take testimony, hear the par-ties, and report thereon to the court See Refer. And see In re Hathaway, 71 N. Y. 243; Betts v. Letcher, 1 8. D. 182, 46 N. W. 193; Central Trust Co. v. Wabash, etc., R Co. (C. 0.) 32 Fed. 685
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
