Assessorial
a person who makes -ssessments, especially for purposes of taxation.
an adviser or -ssistant to a judge, especially one serving as a specialist in some field.
archaic.
a person who shares another’s position, rank, or dignity.
a person sitting beside another in an advisory capacity; an advisory -ssociate.
noun
a person who evaluates the merits, importance, etc, of something, esp (in britain) work prepared as part of a course of study
a person who values property for taxation
a person who estimates the value of damage to property for insurance purposes
a person with technical expertise called in to advise a court on specialist matters
a person who shares another’s position or rank, esp in an advisory capacity
n.
late 14c., from old french -ssessor “-ssistant judge, -ssessor (in court)” (12c., modern french -ssesseur) and directly from latin -ssessor “an -ssistant, aid; an -ssistant judge,” in late latin “one who -ssesses taxes,” literally “a sitter-by,” agent noun from past participle stem of -ssidere (see -ssess).
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