† sessorn.
Obsolete.
= assessor n. in various senses.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > [noun] > one who appraises
peisera1382
praiser1424
judge1485
sessor1496
esteemer1551
count-maker1556
rater1611
estimatora1665
appraiser1688
assessor1722
appreciator1728
prizer1749
valuer1799
society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > [noun] > fixing amount of tax > one who assesses
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taxator1424
gauger1483
sessor1496
cessor1565
modifier1570
stentor1574
layer1602
mise-layer1604
assessor1611
stentmaster1624
list-maker1666
lay-layer1669
lister1682
1496 Rolls of Parl. VI. 516/1 The Sessours and Ordrers in every of the said Citees and Boroughs.
a1525 ( Coventry Leet Bk. (1908) II. 481 The names of þe sessours [of a war-levy].
1527–8 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 343 Paid for the drinking of the Sessours of the clerkes wages..vj d.
1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 284 They [sc. the Censors] be the sessours of the people, and the muster masters.
1642 Ordin. & Decl. Lds. & Comm. 29 Nov. 5 To nominate Sessors for the same City and Borough.
1713 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 29 Jan. (1948) II. 610 We also raised 60 Guinneas upon our own Society; but I made them do it by Sessers,..& we fitted our Tax to the severall Estates.
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