Surveyor general

Surveyor general
Surveyor Sur*vey"or, n. 1. One placed to superintend others; an overseer; an inspector. [1913 Webster]

Were 't not madness then, To make the fox surveyor of the fold? --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. One who views and examines for the purpose of ascertaining the condition, quantity, or quality of anything; as, a surveyor of highways, ordnance, etc. [1913 Webster]

3. One who surveys or measures land; one who practices the art of surveying. [1913 Webster]

4. (Customs) (a) An officer who ascertains the contents of casks, and the quantity of liquors subject to duty; a gauger. (b) In the United States, an officer whose duties include the various measures to be taken for ascertaining the quantity, condition, and value of merchandise brought into a port. --Abbot. [1913 Webster]

{Surveyor general}. (a) A principal surveyor; as, the surveyor general of the king's manors, or of woods and parks. [Eng.] (b) An officer having charge of the survey of the public lands of a land district. [U.S.] --Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.).

{Surveyor's compass}. See {Circumferentor}.

{Surveyor's level}. See under {Level}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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