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attorney

noun
/əˈtɜːni/UK/əˈtɜɹni/US/ʔɐˈtoɹ.ni/

Etymology

From Middle English attourne, from Old French atorné, past participle of atorner, atourner, aturner (“to attorn”), in the sense of "one appointed or constituted".

  1. derived from atorné
  2. inherited from attourne

Definitions

  1. A lawyer

    A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.

    • “Conflicting out” attorneys is the way a husband will make sure his wife doesn't hire any of the most aggressive lawyers in town.

  2. An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf in accordance with…

    An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf in accordance with that person's instructions.

    • Near-synonyms: agent, proxy, representative

  3. One such who practised in the courts of the common law.

  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. A solicitor.

    2. An honorific given to lawyers and notaries public, or those holders by profession who…

      An honorific given to lawyers and notaries public, or those holders by profession who also do other jobs. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Atty.

    3. An attorney tree (Clusia spp.)

    4. A prosecutor.

    5. To work as a legal attorney.

    6. To provide with a legal attorney.

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Derived

attorney-at-law, attorney at law, attorney-client privilege, attorneydom, attorney general, attorney-general, attorney-in-fact, attorneyism, attorney of record, attorney record, attorneyship, cartooney, Crown attorney, defense attorney, district attorney, letter of attorney, patent attorney, plaintiff's attorney, power of attorney, prosecuting attorney, Scotch attorney, subattorney, substitution of attorney, trade mark attorney, United States Attorney, warrant of attorney

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA