surview

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English

Etymology

From Middle English survewe, from Old French surveoir, sorveoir (“to look (down) at, look upon, notice; guard, watch”); equivalent to sur- +‎ view.

Pronunciation

Verb

surview (third-person singular simple present surviews, present participle surviewing, simple past and past participle surviewed)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To survey; to make a survey of.
    Synonyms: survise, pervise

Noun

surview (plural surviews)

  1. (obsolete) A survey.
    • 1619 April 27 (Gregorian calendar), Robert Saunderson [i.e., Robert Sanderson], “ The First Sermon. At a Visitation at Boston, Linc 17. April. 1619.”, in Twelve Sermons, , edition, London: Aug Math, for Robert Dawlman, and are to be sold by Robert Allet, , published 1632, →OCLC, §. 19, page 23:
      But if you vvill pleaſe to take a ſecond ſurvievv of the foure ſeverall particulars, vvherein the Caſes ſeemed to agree; you ſhall find very much diſparitie and diſproportion betvvixt the tvvo Caſes in each of the foure reſpects.
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