tabellion

English

Etymology

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

Borrowed from Latin tabelliōnem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta.bɛ.ljɔ̃/, /ta.be.ljɔ̃/
Audio (file)

Noun

tabellion m (plural tabellions)

(historical) tabellion
(derogatory) lawyer, solicitor

Further reading

“tabellion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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