Noun
muhtasib (plural muhtasibs)
(historical) An official appointed to supervise bazaars and trade in the medieval Islamic countries.
The authority of the muhtasib, with his group of assistants, was somewhere between a qadi (judge) and the police, or on other occasions perhaps between a public prosecutor or trade commissioner and the mayor or a high city official. Source: Internet
The authority of the muhtasib did not extend into the countryside. Source: Internet