surveyour

English

Noun

surveyour (plural surveyours)

1. Obsolete form of surveyor.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• surveȝour, surveier, surveior, surveiour, surveour, surveyer, surveyor, surveyur, surviour, survyour, survyowre

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

• “surveiǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.