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Webster 1913 Edition


Taxer

Tax′er

,
Noun.
1.
One who taxes.
2.
One of two officers chosen yearly to regulate the assize of bread, and to see the true gauge of weights and measures is observed.
[Camb. Univ., Eng.]
[Written also
taxor
.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Taxer

TAX'ER

,
Noun.
One who taxes.
1.
In Cambridge, two officers chosen yearly to see the true gauge of weights and measures observed.

Definition 2024


taxer

taxer

English

Alternative forms

Noun

taxer (plural taxers)

  1. One who taxes.
  2. (Britain, Cambridge University) One of two officers chosen yearly to regulate the assize of bread, and to see the true gauge of weights and measures is observed.


French

Etymology

From Old French, borrowed from Latin taxāre, present active infinitive of taxō. Replaced the older tausser. Cf. also taux.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tak.se/

Verb

taxer

  1. to tax, to impose a tax on

Conjugation

Related terms


Latin

Verb

taxer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of taxō

Old French

Alternative forms

  • tauxer

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin taxāre, present active infinitive of taxō. Cf. also the older form tauxer (whence French taux), tausser, which was replaced.

Verb

taxer

  1. to tax, to impose a tax on

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants


Venetian

Etymology

From Latin tacēre, present active infinitive of taceō. Compare Italian tacere

Verb

taxer

  1. (intransitive) to shut up (be quiet)

Conjugation

  • Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.