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Definition of Overeye
1. v. t. To superintend; to oversee; to inspect.
Definition of Overeye
1. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To superintend; inspect; observe; witness. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overeye
1. to survey [v OVEREYED, OVEREYEING, OVEREYES] - See also: survey
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overeye
Literary usage of Overeye
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Angevin Empire, Or The Three Reigns of Henry II, Richard I, and John (A by James Henry Ramsay (1903)
"But in the chancel of St. Mary overeye, ... that destroyed St. Mary overeye,
burned part of the bridge, and spread over to the city ;6 while two years later ..."
2. Catalogue of the Stowe Manuscripts in the British Museum by Bertram Ashburnham Ashburnham, Charles O'Conor (1896)
"279. 396, f. 105; 401; 402, f. 5. Trial of his murderers, 1615. Letter to Lord
Somerset, 1613. Copy. 180, f. 34. overeye (Peter). ..."
3. The Scholar's History of England by James H[enry] Ramsay (1903)
"But in the chancel of St. Mary overeye, now St. Saviour's Southwark, we have a
good specimen of the pure Lancet Style of the period. ..."
4. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1810)
"... 6-vur-kount'. v- a. to rate above the true value Overdo, ó-vár-doo'. va to do
more overeye, ô-vur-Г. va to superintend ..."
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