custos, curator (one that looks over, and takes care of anything): praeses, praefectus (one set over a thing): exactor (one that sees that anything is carefully made or done): magister, rector (a teacher, tutor): praefectus moribus, censor (inspector of public morals): superjumentarius (of the drivers of beasts of burden): aedituus (of a temple): the overseer of the roads, curator viarum: the overseer of public buildings and the police, aedilis (at Rome): overseer of the works, in building, exactor operis: to set an overseer over anything, custodem imponere alicui rei, rarely in re (over anyone): custodem apponere or imponere alicui (☞ never in aliquo; Vid: Bremi, Nep., Cim., 4, 1): to make one overseer over anything, constituere, praeficere aliquem curatorem alicui rei; also simply praeficere, praeponere aliquem alicui rei.