Webster's 1828 Dictionary
COMPTROLL
from L., To count or compute, and a register. If this word were of genuine origin, both the verb and its derivative, as applied to a public officer, would not be sense. But there is no such legitimate word in English, nor in any other known language. [See Control. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COMPTROL
COMPTROL Comp *trol ", n. & v.
Defn: See Control.
COMPTROLER
COMPTROLER Comp *trol "er, n.
Defn: A controller; a public officer whose duty it is to examine certify accounts.
New American Oxford Dictionary
comptroller
comp trol ler |kənˈtrōlər, ˌkäm (p )ˈtrōlər, ˈkäm (p )ˌtrōlər kənˈtroʊlər | ▶noun a controller (used in the title of some financial officers ). ORIGIN late 15th cent.: variant of controller, by erroneous association with French compte ‘calculation ’ or its source, late Latin computus.
Oxford Dictionary
comptroller
comptroller |kənˈtrəʊlə, kɒmp -| ▶noun a controller (used in the title of some financial officers ). ORIGIN late 15th cent.: variant of controller, by erroneous association with French compte ‘calculation ’ or its source, late Latin computus.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
comptroller
comp trol ler /kəntróʊlə r /名詞 C ｟かたく ｠(会計 )検査官 (!a ～ of accounts (会計検査官 )のような伝統的な官職名にのみcontrollerに代わって用いられる ) .
The Wordsmith Dictionary