meresmann.

Brit.

/ˈmɪəzmən/, U.S.

/ˈmɪrzm(ə)n/

Inflections: Plural meresmen.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mere n.², man n.¹

Etymology: < the genitive of mere n.² + man n.¹

A person appointed locally to ascertain the exact boundaries of a parish, etc. (see also quot. 1875).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > [noun] > determination of boundary > beating bounds > one who beats or determines

liner14..

bounder1570

bounderer1610

marcher1635

meresman1828

demarcator1898

bound-beater1909

1828 R. Griffith Let. 26 Sept. in C. Close Early Yrs. Ordnance Survey (1969) 112 Any casualty among the meresmen or expense incurred by calling back the boundary surveyors from distant parts..must be charged to the Ordnance.

1868 F. P. Verney Stone Edge x. 124 I were a fool to promise thretty shillin' a year for't,—the Meresmen said as how it werena much above three acre.

1875 W. D. Parish Dict. Sussex Dial. Meresman, a parish officer who attends to the roads, bridges and water-courses.

1895 Edinb. Rev. July 55 Great trouble was taken to secure the most trustworthy meresmen in each barony.

1935 Rep. Progress Ordnance Survey i. 6 In 1841..the Survey Act of that year authorized the appointment, by Justices of the Peace in England..and by Sheriffs in Scotland, of ‘meresmen’ to aid the surveyors in identifying and locating the parish boundaries.

1935 Rep. Progress Ordnance Survey i. 6 The legally appointed meresmen often disagreed.

1972 House of Commons Rep. Standing Comm. D: Local Govt. Bill 27 Jan. 1043 A ‘meresman’ is someone whose job it is to ascertain..boundaries.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meresman
释义	meresmann. Brit. /ˈmɪəzmən/, U.S. /ˈmɪrzm(ə)n/ Inflections: Plural meresmen. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mere n.², man n.¹ Etymology: < the genitive of mere n.² + man n.¹ A person appointed locally to ascertain the exact boundaries of a parish, etc. (see also quot. 1875). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > [noun] > determination of boundary > beating bounds > one who beats or determines liner14.. bounder1570 bounderer1610 marcher1635 meresman1828 demarcator1898 bound-beater1909 1828 R. Griffith Let. 26 Sept. in C. Close Early Yrs. Ordnance Survey (1969) 112 Any casualty among the meresmen or expense incurred by calling back the boundary surveyors from distant parts..must be charged to the Ordnance. 1868 F. P. Verney Stone Edge x. 124 I were a fool to promise thretty shillin' a year for't,—the Meresmen said as how it werena much above three acre. 1875 W. D. Parish Dict. Sussex Dial. Meresman, a parish officer who attends to the roads, bridges and water-courses. 1895 Edinb. Rev. July 55 Great trouble was taken to secure the most trustworthy meresmen in each barony. 1935 Rep. Progress Ordnance Survey i. 6 In 1841..the Survey Act of that year authorized the appointment, by Justices of the Peace in England..and by Sheriffs in Scotland, of ‘meresmen’ to aid the surveyors in identifying and locating the parish boundaries. 1935 Rep. Progress Ordnance Survey i. 6 The legally appointed meresmen often disagreed. 1972 House of Commons Rep. Standing Comm. D: Local Govt. Bill 27 Jan. 1043 A ‘meresman’ is someone whose job it is to ascertain..boundaries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1828
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