ACTUARY

ACT'UARY, noun [Latin actuarius.]A register or clerk; a term of the civil law, and used originally in courts of civil law jurisdiction; but in Europe used for a clerk or register generally.

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actuary. Actuary, n. a register or clerk of a court

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Ac″tu‐a‐ry (�), n.; pl. Actuaries (�). [[L. actuarius copyist, clerk, fr. actus, p. p. of agere to do, act.]] 1. 1. (Law) A registrar or clerk; — used originally in courts of civil law jurisdiction, but in Europe used for a clerk or registrar generally.
2. 2. The computing official of an insurance company; one whose profession it is to calculate for insurance companies the risks and premiums for life, fire, and other insurances.