† metatorn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mētātor.

Etymology: < classical Latin mētātor person who measures or marks out (a camp, etc.) < mētāt- , past participial stem of mētārī (see metation n.) + -or -or suffix. Compare Middle French metateur (a1506).

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

A person who sets things in order; one who marks out or measures land, as for a camp.

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1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Metator, hee which setteth in order.

1661 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 2) Metator (Lat.), a planter or setter in order, a measurer out of the place for a Camp to pitch in, a measurer of Land.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	metator
释义	† metatorn. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mētātor. Etymology: < classical Latin mētātor person who measures or marks out (a camp, etc.) < mētāt- , past participial stem of mētārī (see metation n.) + -or -or suffix. Compare Middle French metateur (a1506). Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. A person who sets things in order; one who marks out or measures land, as for a camp. ΚΠ 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Metator, hee which setteth in order. 1661 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 2) Metator (Lat.), a planter or setter in order, a measurer out of the place for a Camp to pitch in, a measurer of Land. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1623
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