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
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Origin and Etymology of sewer
Middle English, from Anglo-French asseour, literally, seater, from Anglo-French asseer to seat — more at assize
First Known Use of sewer
14th century
Definition of sewer
: an artificial usually subterranean conduit to carry off sewage and sometimes surface water (as from rainfall)
Origin and Etymology of sewer
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from assewer, essiver to drain, from Vulgar Latin *exaquare, from Latin ex- + aqua water — more at island
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Definition of sewer for Students
: a usually covered drain to carry off water and waste
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