an officer appointed to collect tolls levied on travellers for the upkeep of forest roads; cf. way-reeve n.
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释义 | society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [noun] > officials responsible for roads (8) way-serjeant1334 an officer appointed to collect tolls levied on travellers for the upkeep of forest roads; cf. way-reeve n. wayman1458 A person elected to supervise the highways of a parish or district; = waywarden, n. Obsolete (historical in later use). warden1486 A member of a committee (of two or more persons) appointed to take charge of the repair and make regulations for the use of a bridge, a highway… waywarden1649 A person (later, one of a board) elected to supervise the highways of a parish or district. way-reeve1788 an official appointed to oversee the maintenance of public roads; (later more generally) an official having responsibility for a road; cf. way-ser… Subcategories:— turnpike trust (2) — highway authority district (1) |
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