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taxor

Taxer \Tax"er\, n.

  1. One who taxes.

  2. One of two officers chosen yearly to regulate the assize of bread, and to see the true gauge of weights and measures is observed. [Camb. Univ., Eng.] [Written also taxor.]

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taxor

n. (alternative form of taxer English)

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Taxor

A Taxor was a representative of the University of Cambridge who exercised the University's rights to intervene in trade in the town of Cambridge, England. One senior and one junior taxor was elected each year, and each had to be an MA of the University. These posts have not been filled since 1856.

Usage examples of "taxor".

If an otherwise eligible voter could not afford to pay the taxor simply chose not to spend his hard-earned money to votehe would not be permitted to cast a ballot.