English

Noun

susceptor ‎(plural susceptors)

1. One who undertakes anything; specifically, a godfather; a sponsor; a guardian.

• 1641, John Evelyn, The Diary of John Evelyn, Vol. 1, Macmillian and Co. (1906), page 5

  I had given me the name of my grandfather, my mother's father, who, together with a sister of Sir Thomas Evelyn of Long-Ditton, and Mr. Comber, a near relation of my mother, were my susceptors.

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Latin

Noun

susceptor m ‎(genitive susceptōris); third declension

1. undertaker (person who undertakes to do something), contractor
2. receiver or collector of taxes

Inflection

Third declension.

References

• susceptor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “susceptor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• susceptor in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016