— auditorship , n.
/aw"di teuhr/ , n.
1. a person appointed and authorized to examine accounts and accounting records, compare the charges with the vouchers, verify balance sheet and income items, and state the result.
2. a university student registered for a course without credit and without obligation to do work assigned to the class.
3. a hearer; listener.
[ 1300-50; ME auditour auditor hearer, equiv. to audi ( re ) to hear + -tor -TOR ]