taxor
noun
tax·or
\ˈtaksə(r)\
Definition of taxor
-s
: one of two former officers at the older British universities empowered to regulate the prices of students' lodgings and food
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Origin and Etymology of taxor
Middle English taxour assessor, from Anglo-French, from Old French taxer to tax + Anglo-French -our -or
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