Definition for SUR-VEY-OR-GEN'ER-AL

SUR-VEY-OR-GEN'ER-AL, n.

A principal surveyor; as, the surveyor-general of the king's manors, or of woods and parks in England. In the United States, the chief surveyor of lands; as, the surveyor-general of the United States, or of a particular state.

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