Exactor
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Lat.
In old English law
One who collected taxes and other public monies. Exactor regis; the king's exactor, who collected the taxes and other monies due to the treasury. In the counties, this office was performed by the sheriff; in the seaports and cities, by pubhcans and their assistants.
Spelman.