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positor|ˈpɒzɪtə(r)| [a. L. positor one who places, agent-n. from pōnĕre, posit-um to place.] †1. ? An examiner: = poser1 1. Obs.
1557Baxter-bks. St. Andrews (1903) 10 James hay..examinyt be dauid mylis positor, thomas steyne [etc.]. †2. One who gives security for another. Obs. rare.
1584J. Newbery Let. from Goa in Hakluyt Voy. (1589) 211 Both the money and goods should be deliuered into the positors hands. †3. One who posits, maintains, or affirms. Obs.
1598Florio, Positore, a positor, an affirmer. 4. Med. (See quot.) Also called repositor.
1890Billings Med. Dict., Uterine positor, instrument used to correct displacement of the uterus. 1895in Syd. Soc. Lex. |