v. t.
This sum is assessed and raised upon individuals by commissioners in the act. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Liable to be assessed or taxed;
n. One who is assessed. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. assessio, fr. assid&unr_;re to sit by or near; ad + sed&unr_;re to sit. See Sit. ] A sitting beside or near. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL. assessamentum. ]
☞ An assessment is a valuation made by authorized persons according to their discretion, as opposed to a sum certain or determined by law. It is a valuation of the property of those who are to pay the tax, for the purpose of fixing the proportion which each man shall pay. Blackstone. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L., one who sits beside, the assistant of a judge, fr. assid&unr_;re. See Assession. LL., one who arranges of determines the taxes, fr. assid&unr_;re. See Assess, v., and cf. Cessor. ]
Whence to his Son,
The assessor of his throne, he thus began. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
With his ignorance, his inclinations, and his fancy, as his assessors in judgment. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. assessorial, fr. L. assessor. ] Of or pertaining to an assessor, or to a court of assessors. Coxe. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The office or function of an assessor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A joint assessor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.,
☞ The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring without adjustable points are generally called dividers. See Dividers. [ 1913 Webster ]
Bow compasses.
Caliber compasses,
Caliper compasses
Proportional,
Triangular, etc.,
compasses
n. pl. a pair of lenses fixed together in a frame, used for correcting defective vision. Also called a
n. pl. Same as eyeglasses. See eyeglass{ 1 }.
n. See Molasses. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. mélasse, cf. Sp. melaza, Pg. melaço, fr. L. mellaceus honeylike, honey-sweet, mel, mellis, honey. See Mellifluous, and cf. Melasses. ] The thick, brown or dark colored, viscid, uncrystallizable sirup which drains from sugar, in the process of manufacture; any thick, viscid, sweet sirup made from vegetable juice or sap, as of the sorghum or maple. See Treacle. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A renewed or second assessment. [ 1913 Webster ]