taxor

noun

tax·​or

ˈtaksə(r)

plural -s

: one of two former officers at the older British universities empowered to regulate the prices of students' lodgings and food

Word History

Etymology

Middle English taxour assessor, from Anglo-French, from Old French taxer to tax + Anglo-French -our -or

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