EXACT'OR, n. One who exacts an officer who collects tribute, taxes or customs.
I will make thine officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness. Isaiah 60 .
1. An extortioner one who compels another to pay more than is legal or reasonable one who demands something without pity or regard to justice.
2. He that demands by authority as an exactor of oaths.
3. One who is unreasonably severe in his injunctions or demands.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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