Young René de Voyer was destined, like his father, for the diplomatic service.
In later years, however, the usefulness of a grand-voyer had become more apparent, and Becancourt asked for a confirmation of his appointment.
The office had been established in 1657, when Rene Robineau de Becancourt was appointed grand-voyer by the Company of One Hundred Associates.
The office of grand voyer had existed in the colony since 1657, but until Lanoullier's time, it seems to have been neglected, and when the habitants along the road were called upon to work upon it, they obeyed with much reluctance.
The procedure employed in calling upon the habitants to work upon the roads was that the grand voyer issued an order to the local captains of militia, who published the order to the habitants by notice at the church doors.
The grand voyer complained to Finlay that it was impossible to induce the habitants to work upon the roads.
The signature of Monsieur Voyer d'Argenson was imitated with a truth which did honor to the caligraphers of the Prince de Cellamare.
He was so upright and firm in his saddle, that one might have imagined him to be placed there as a sentinel by the Lieutenant-General of Police, Messire Voyer d'Argenson.
Messire Voyer d'Argenson entered--he was as ugly as Dubois, but his ugliness was of a very different kind.
On my honor, Messire Voyer d'Argenson would be clever, indeed, if he recognized us in this disguise.
The early roads were under the Grand Voyer of the province, a sort of surveyor general who had deputies “sous voyers” and surveyors under him.
The office of Grand Voyer was held as early as 1669 by Sieur de Bécanour.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "voyer" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
