"surveyour" meaning in Middle English

See surveyour in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /survæi̯ˈuːr/, /ˈsurvæi̯ur/, /ˈsurviur/
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman surveour; equivalent to surveyen + -our. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|surveour}} Anglo-Norman surveour, {{af|enm|surveyen|-our}} surveyen + -our Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} surveyour, {{enm-noun}} surveyour (plural surveyours), {{tlb|enm|mostly|Late ME}} (chiefly Late Middle English) Forms: surveyours [plural], surveȝour [alternative], surveier [alternative], surveior [alternative], surveiour [alternative], surveour [alternative], surveyer [alternative], surveyor [alternative], surveyur [alternative], surviour [alternative], survyour [alternative], survyowre [alternative]
  1. An overseer, superintendent, or supervisor:
    A household official who manages and organises meals.
    Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-surveyour-enm-noun-nCT9zXDu Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -our, Household, Occupations Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 20 19 19 19 23 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 23 19 20 17 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -our: 25 24 17 19 16 Disambiguation of Household: 67 15 11 7 Disambiguation of Occupations: 37 22 22 19
  2. An overseer, superintendent, or supervisor:
    (law) One who oversees the executors of a will.
    Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-surveyour-enm-noun-y7lVFsH8 Categories (other): Law, Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -our Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 20 19 19 19 23 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 23 19 20 17 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -our: 25 24 17 19 16 Topics: law
  3. An overseer, superintendent, or supervisor:
    One who manages and enforces the regulations of a guild or university.
    Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-surveyour-enm-noun-ahFewXqJ Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -our Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 20 19 19 19 23 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 23 19 20 17 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -our: 25 24 17 19 16
  4. An overseer, superintendent, or supervisor:
    A government officer or supervisor, especially of customs.
    Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-surveyour-enm-noun-WNaTwN7y Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -our, Government Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 20 19 19 19 23 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 23 19 20 17 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -our: 25 24 17 19 16 Disambiguation of Government: 0 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Death Disambiguation of Death: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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          "superintendent",
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          "officer"
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          "custom",
          "custom"
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      "ipa": "/survæi̯ˈuːr/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈsurvæi̯ur/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsurviur/"
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/survæi̯ˈuːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsurvæi̯ur/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsurviur/"
    }
  ],
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}

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