assayor

English

Noun

assayor (plural assayors)

1. Alternative form of assayer.
   • 1854, Henry Shelton Sanford, Memoir on the Administrative Changes in France, since the Revolution of 1848, Being a Report to the Secretary of State, Washington, D.C.: [Nathaniel] Beverley Tucker, […], page 137:

     Assay laboratory, consisting of a verificator of assay and two assayors.

   • 1930, Jamieson B[oyd] Hurry, The Woad Plant and Its Dye, London: Oxford University Press, Humphrey Milford, page 141:

     The dyed cloths are then washed, dried, and carefully weighed, after which the value of the woad which is being tested is fixed by the assayors, who must meanwhile be closeted alone and in a private apartment, so as to avoid any risk of undue pressure or bribery.

   • 1982 November 11, Norbert F[elix] Gaughan, “Ins and Outs: Who ‘owns’ the faith?”, in Southern Cross, volume 70, number 43, Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, page 5, column 2:

     Do theologians own the faith? No, not by themselves. Rather they might be compared to prospectors, or miners who go out looking for treasures. Or they can be viewed as assayors who evaluate what has been found.