tabellion

English

Noun

From Latin tabelliō.

Noun

tabellion (plural tabellions)

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

See also

References

OED 2nd edition 1989

Anagrams

ballotine

French

Etymology

From Latin tabelliō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta.bɛ.ljɔ̃/

Noun

tabellion m (plural tabellions)

(historical) tabellion
(derogatory) lawyer, solicitor

Further reading

“tabellion” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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