tabellion

English

Etymology

From Latin tabelliō.

Noun

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.

See also

• notary
• scrivener

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)

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

Further reading

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