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SEWER , a large drain for carrying away by See also:

WATER

water excreta and other refuse, known therefore collectively as " sewage" (see See also:

SEWERAGE

SEWERAGE below); also, in a wider and older sense, the See also:

TERM

term for conduits such as are used for the draining of the See also:

FENS

fens, or of the water-courses, See also:

sea-defences, &c., over which the See also:

LOCAL

local authorities, known as commissioners of sewers, exercise See also:

jurisdiction. In See also:

ENGLISH

English See also:

law a " sewer," as distinguished from a " drain," is that which carries away the sewage of more houses or other buildings than one. Many fanciful derivations of the word have been given, but there seems no doubt that the word is from O. Fr. seuwiere, Med. See also:

Lat. seweria, the sluice of a See also:

mill-See also:

pond, from the See also:

LATE

Late Lat. ex-aquaria, a means of conducting water out of anything; this is paralleled by Eng. "ewer," a water-See also:

jug, which undoubtedly comes from aquaria, through O. Fr. See also:

ewe, for water, mod. eau. The old name " sewer," for a table attendant who placed and removed the dishes from the table, acted as waiter, &c., must be distinguished. In the See also:

HOUSEHOLD, ROYAL

household ordinances of See also:

EDWARD

Edward II. the word seems to appear in the See also:

FORM (Lat. forma)

form asseour, and in those of Edward IV. as assewer, an officer of the household who superintended the serving of a banquet. Asseour represents O. Fr. asseoir, to seat, set, Lat. assidere. The word was See also:

early connected with " sewe " or sew," juice, broth, pottage, cognate with sucus, juice.

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