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attorney

/əˈtɜːni/uh-TUR-nee
/əˈtɝni/uh-TUR-nee

Meaningappoint or arrange

Common meaning: lawyer or legal representative

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchatorner‘appoint or arrange’source
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsappoint or arrange → appointed agentattourneie‘appointed agent’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsappointed agent → lawyer or legal representativeattorney‘lawyer or legal representative’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old French atorner ‘appoint or arrange’.

Roots

  • atorner Old French “appoint or arrange”

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