Definitions for "Caliver"
An early form of hand gun, a variety of the arquebus; originally a gun having a regular size of bore.
English large caliber arquebus.
The caliver was a firearm used in the 16th century. The word is an English corruption of calibre, and arises from the arquebus of calibre, that is, of standard bore, which replaced the older arquebus. Caliver, therefore, is practically synonymous with arquebus.