English → Latin
“assessor” in Latin
assessoraide, assistant judge; assessor of taxessynedrusa counsellor, senator (equivalent to a Roman senātor)propenear, nearby, nigh, close; close in time; almost, nearly
The English word assessor itself goes back to Latin sedeō, through assessor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
assessor
one who sits by another, in court or council-room, to advise him: assessor: also synedrus (among the Greeks, of a member of a collegium, etc., Liv.).
One who is next in dignity, qui assidet alicui (poetically after Hor.: assidet iusano): better, qui ad aliquem, or alicui prope, or proximus accedit: or by qui cum aliquo dignitate exaequatur (of actual equality): qui secundum locum dignitatis obtinet; qui alicui dignitate proximus est (of occupying the second place). The assessor of a throne, proximus or secundus a rege: secundum gradum imperii tenere.
Assessor of taxes, qui tributa in singula capita dividit: censor [Vid: ASSESS]: aestimator: qui quantum a quoque viro ex censu conferendum sit, aestimat (?): exactor vectigalium (tax-gatherer).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for assessor?
- The usual Latin words for “assessor” are assessor, synedrus, prope. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.