assizer

noun

as·​siz·​er

-zə(r)

plural -s

1

: a member of an assize : juror

2

: an officer appointed to execute the provisions of various assizes (see assize sense 2a)

Word History

Etymology

Middle English assisour, from Anglo-French, from Old French assise + -our -or

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