Assayer
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
One whose business it is to make assays of the precious metals.
— Assayer of the king. An officer of the royal mint, appointed by St. 2 Hen. VI. c. 12, wbo received and tested the bullion taken in for coining; also called "assayator regis." Cowell ; Termes de la Ley.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
One whose business it is to make assays of the precious metals.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
See Coin. Any person or persons or corporation whose business or occupation it is to separate gold and silver from other metals or mineral substances with which such gold or silver, or both, are alloyed, combined, or united, or to ascertain or determine the quantity of gold or silver in an alloy or combination with other metals, shall be deemed an assayer.'