What does "assessor" mean?

Assessor: One who sits by another, as next in dignity, or as an assistant and adviser; an associate in office. Whence to his Son, The assessor of his throne, he thus began. Milton. With his ignorance, his inclinations, and his fancy, as his assessors in judgment. I. Taylor.

Additional senses

  1. 2.One appointed to assess persons or property for the purpose of taxation. Bouvier.

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