mierniczy
Mierniczy is a Polish term referring to a person who measures land and boundaries. The word derives from the verb mierzyć, to measure, with the agent suffix -niczy. In historic Poland, mierniczy was an official responsible for surveying fields, delimiting property limits and assisting with taxation and land administration within feudal or municipal structures.
Today the term is largely archaic, and the professional equivalent is geodeta (surveyor). The word may appear
Training and regulation: modern surveying is taught at technical universities in geodesy and cartography or related
Work and methods: surveyors determine property boundaries for cadastral records, plan construction layouts, and map terrain.