"surveyour" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /survæi̯ˈuːr/, /ˈsurvæi̯ur/, /ˈsurviur/ Forms: surveyours [plural]
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)
  1. An overseer, superintendent, or supervisor:
    A household official who manages and organises meals.
    Tags: Late-Middle-English Categories (topical): Death, Household, Occupations
    Sense id: en-surveyour-enm-noun-nCT9zXDu Disambiguation of Death: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Household: 60 11 16 13 Disambiguation of Occupations: 25 25 25 25
  2. An overseer, superintendent, or supervisor:
    (law) One who oversees the executors of a will.
    Tags: Late-Middle-English Categories (topical): Law, Death, Occupations
    Sense id: en-surveyour-enm-noun-y7lVFsH8 Disambiguation of Death: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Occupations: 25 25 25 25 Topics: law
  3. An overseer, superintendent, or supervisor:
    One who manages and enforces the regulations of a guild or university.
    Tags: Late-Middle-English Categories (topical): Death, Occupations
    Sense id: en-surveyour-enm-noun-ahFewXqJ Disambiguation of Death: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Occupations: 25 25 25 25
  4. An overseer, superintendent, or supervisor:
    A government officer or supervisor, especially of customs.
    Tags: Late-Middle-English Categories (topical): Death, Government, Occupations
    Sense id: en-surveyour-enm-noun-WNaTwN7y Disambiguation of Death: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Government: 0 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Occupations: 25 25 25 25
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