LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

assessor

assessor m (genitive assessōris)
Classical[asˈsɛs.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[asˈsɛs.sor]

Meaning

  1. masculineaide, assistant judge
  2. Late Latinmasculineassessor of taxes

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeassessorassessōrēs
genitiveassessōrisassessōrum
dativeassessōrīassessōribus
accusativeassessōremassessōrēs
ablativeassessōreassessōribus
vocativeassessorassessōrēs

assessor (ads-), ōris, m. id.,
I. he that sits by one, an assessor, aid: Lacedaemonii regibus suis augurem adsessorem dederunt, Cic. Div. 1, 43, 95.—In judic. lang., the assistant of a judge, assessor (cf. Zimm. Rechtsgesch. 3, p. 21 sq.; Hugo, Rechtsgesch. p. 685), Dig. 1, 22; Suet. Galb. 14; Sen. Tranq. 1, 3.

Origins

assessus, perfect passive participle of assideō (“to sit near”) + -tor; literally, “he who sits near”.

Descendants
  • Catalanassessor
  • GermanAssessor
  • Italianassessore
  • Occitanassessor
  • Frenchassesseurfrom Old French assessour
  • Englishassessorfrom Old French assessour
  • Portugueseassessor
  • Romanianasesor
  • Spanishasesor
  • Swedishassessor

In English words that came into English from assessor

  • assessorassessor

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesAssessorAssessor or ADSESSOR. The consuls, praetors, governors of provinces, and the judices were often imperfectly acquainted with the law and the forms of p…

Quick answers

What does assessor mean in Latin?
assessor, a noun, means “aide, assistant judge; assessor of taxes”.
What is the genitive of assessor?
The genitive singular is assessōris. assessor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce assessor?
In classical Latin, [asˈsɛs.sɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [asˈsɛs.sor].