tabellion

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin tabelliō.

Noun[edit]

tabellion (plural tabellions)

  1. (historical) An official scribe who had some of the minor functions of a notary in the Roman Empire and pre-revolutionary France.

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References[edit]

  • OED 2nd edition 1989

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin tabelliōnem.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ta.bɛ.ljɔ̃/, /ta.be.ljɔ̃/
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Noun[edit]

tabellion m (plural tabellions)

  1. (historical) tabellion
  2. (derogatory) lawyer, solicitor

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