sewer
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.1sew·er
noun \ˈsü-ər, ˈsu̇r\Definition of SEWER
: a medieval household officer often of high rank in charge of serving the dishes at table and sometimes of seating and tasting
Origin of SEWER
Middle English, from Anglo-French asseour, literally, seater, from Anglo-French asseer to seat — more at assize
First Known Use: 14th century
2sew·er
noun \ˈsō-ər\Definition of SEWER
: one that sews
First Known Use of SEWER
14th century
3sew·er
noun \ˈsü-ər, ˈsu̇r\Definition of SEWER
: an artificial usually subterranean conduit to carry off sewage and sometimes surface water (as from rainfall)
Origin of SEWER
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from assewer, essiver to drain, from Vulgar Latin *exaquare, from Latin ex- + aqua water — more at island
First Known Use: 15th century
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