assayour

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === asaier, assaier, assaioure === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman assaiour; equivalent to assayen +‎ -our. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌasæi̯ˈuːr/, /aˈsæi̯ər/, /ˈasæi̯ər/ === Noun === assayour (plural assaiers) (rare) A researcher; an inquirer. (rare) A quality control official. (rare) A food-taster. ==== Descendants ==== English: assayer ==== References ==== “assaiǒur, -er, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 July 2018.