† positorn.

Forms: 1500s–1600s 1800s positor, 1600s positour; Scottish pre-1700 positer, pre-1700 positor, pre-1700 positour, pre-1700 positoure, pre-1700 posotour, pre-1700 possitour, pre-1700 possitter.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: Latin positor ; repositor n.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin positor person who posits (c1270 in a British source; in classical Latin in sense ‘builder, founder’) < posit- , past participial stem of pōnere to place (see ponent n. and adj.¹) + -or -or suffix. In sense 4 shortened < repositor n.The specific senses 1 and 2 are apparently not recorded in post-classical Latin. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (pǫ·zitəɹ) /ˈpɒzɪtə(r)/.

Obsolete.

1. Scottish. The treasurer of a corporation or craft (craft n. 5b).

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society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > examiner

examinator1484

examinerc1485

positor1494

examinant1587

poser1587

marker1884

flunker1910

1494 Charter Reg. House No. 583 The mone beand nowmerit & lokkit in ane boxis & deliuerit to the positoure of the said burgh of Cowpir.

1557 in J. H. Macadam Baxter Bks. St. Andrews (1903) 10 James hay..examinyt be dauid mylis positor, thomas steyne [etc.].

1581 Baxter Bks. St. Andrew 28 That ilk furnesar gadder the quarteris pamment..and deliuer the samyn to the positor.

1654 Rec. Bk. Cupar Trades 10 Oct. At ther ellectione..the conweinaris positor shall pay 30s...and the positor of ilk craft auchtein shilling scottis.

2. A person who gives security for another. rare.

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society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > collateral security > specifically a person > one who gives security

positor1584

1584 J. Newbery Let. 20 Jan. in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1589) i. 211 Both the money and goods should be deliuered into the positors hands.

3. A person who posits, maintains, or affirms. rare.

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the mind > language > statement > maintaining or upholding as true > [noun] > one who

positor1598

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes A positor, an affirmer.

4. Surgery. = repositor n. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > other surgical equipment > [noun] > instruments for correcting displacements

ambe1598

commander1676

cowl-staff1676

repositor1868

positor1890

1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II Uterine positor, instrument used to correct displacement of the uterus.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	positor
释义	† positorn. Forms: 1500s–1600s 1800s positor, 1600s positour; Scottish pre-1700 positer, pre-1700 positor, pre-1700 positour, pre-1700 positoure, pre-1700 posotour, pre-1700 possitour, pre-1700 possitter. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: Latin positor ; repositor n. Etymology: < post-classical Latin positor person who posits (c1270 in a British source; in classical Latin in sense ‘builder, founder’) < posit- , past participial stem of pōnere to place (see ponent n. and adj.¹) + -or -or suffix. In sense 4 shortened < repositor n.The specific senses 1 and 2 are apparently not recorded in post-classical Latin. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (pǫ·zitəɹ) /ˈpɒzɪtə(r)/. Obsolete. 1. Scottish. The treasurer of a corporation or craft (craft n. 5b). ΘΚΠ society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > examiner examinator1484 examinerc1485 positor1494 examinant1587 poser1587 marker1884 flunker1910 1494 Charter Reg. House No. 583 The mone beand nowmerit & lokkit in ane boxis & deliuerit to the positoure of the said burgh of Cowpir. 1557 in J. H. Macadam Baxter Bks. St. Andrews (1903) 10 James hay..examinyt be dauid mylis positor, thomas steyne [etc.]. 1581 Baxter Bks. St. Andrew 28 That ilk furnesar gadder the quarteris pamment..and deliuer the samyn to the positor. 1654 Rec. Bk. Cupar Trades 10 Oct. At ther ellectione..the conweinaris positor shall pay 30s...and the positor of ilk craft auchtein shilling scottis. 2. A person who gives security for another. rare. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > collateral security > specifically a person > one who gives security positor1584 1584 J. Newbery Let. 20 Jan. in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1589) i. 211 Both the money and goods should be deliuered into the positors hands. 3. A person who posits, maintains, or affirms. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > maintaining or upholding as true > [noun] > one who positor1598 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes A positor, an affirmer. 4. Surgery. = repositor n. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > other surgical equipment > [noun] > instruments for correcting displacements ambe1598 commander1676 cowl-staff1676 repositor1868 positor1890 1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II Uterine positor, instrument used to correct displacement of the uterus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1494
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