surveyour

English

Noun

surveyour (plural surveyours)

  1. Obsolete form of surveyor.

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman surveour; equivalent to surveyen + -our.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /survæi̯ˈuːr/, /ˈsurvæi̯ur/, /ˈsurviur/

Noun

surveyour (plural surveyours) (chiefly Late Middle English)

  1. An overseer, superintendent, or supervisor:
    1. A household official who manages and organises meals.
    2. (law) One who oversees the executors of a will.
    3. One who manages and enforces the regulations of a guild or university.
    4. A government officer or supervisor, especially of customs.

Descendants

  • English: surveyor

References

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