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 (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

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

• LOCAL

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

• JURISDICTION
• JURISDICTION, CRIMINAL LAW, DIVORCE

jurisdiction . In See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

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

Lat. seweria, the sluice of a See also:

• MILL
• MILL (O. Eng. mylen, later myln, or miln, adapted from the late Lat. molina, cf. Fr. moulin, from Lat. mola, a mill, molere, to grind; from the same root, mol, is derived " meal;" the word appears in other Teutonic languages, cf. Du. molen, Ger. muhle)
• MILL, JAMES (1773-1836)
• MILL, JOHN (c. 1645–1707)
• MILL, JOHN STUART (1806-1873)

mill-See also:

• POND
• POND, JOHN (c. 1767-1836)

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

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

• EWE

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
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

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