— inspectoral, inspectorial /in'spek tawr"ee euhl, -tohr"-/ , adj. — inspectorship , n.
/in spek"teuhr/ , n.
1. a person who inspects.
2. an officer appointed to inspect.
3. a police officer usually ranking next below a superintendent.
[ 1595-1605; inspec-, var. s. of inspicere (see INSPECT) + -tor -TOR ]