asseour

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• Sewer — Sew er, n. [Cf. OE. assewer, and asseour, OF. asseour, F. asseoir to seat, to set, L. assidere to sit by; ad + sedere to sit (cf. {Sit}); or cf. OE. sew pottage, sauce, boiled meat, AS. se[ a]w juice, Skr. su to press out.] Formerly, an upper… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sewer — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French asseour, literally, seater, from Anglo French asseer to seat more at assize Date: 14th century a medieval household officer often of high rank in charge of serving the dishes at table and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sewer — sewer1 sewerless, adj. sewerlike, adj. /sooh euhr/, n. 1. an artificial conduit, usually underground, for carrying off waste water and refuse, as in a town or city. v.t. 2. to provide or equip with sewers: a tax increase necessary to sewer the… …   Universalium

• sewer — I. /ˈsuə / (say soohuh) noun an artificial conduit, usually underground, for carrying off wastewater and refuse, as from a town or city. {Middle English, from Old French sewiere channel from a fish pond, from Roman *exaquāria, from Latin ex out… …  

• sewer — sewer1 [so͞o′ər] n. [ME < MFr esseweur < essever, to drain off < VL * exaquare < L ex, out + aqua, water: see ISLAND] a pipe or drain, usually underground, used to carry off water and waste matter vi. to clean or maintain sewers… …   English World dictionary