حسب

مُحْتَسِبٌ 1 [The inspector of the markets and of the weights and measures &c. ] is an appellation derived from اِحْتَسَبَ, as shown above: see this verb. (K.) You say, فُلَانٌ مُحْتَسِبُ البَلَدِ [ Such a one is the inspector of the markets &c. of the town ]: you should not say مُحْسِبٌ. (S.)