assayor

plural assayors

1. alternativeAlternative form of assayer.

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

   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

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   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.

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

   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.

   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