attorney

at·tor·ney

noun \ə-ˈtər-nē\

plural at·tor·neys

Definition of ATTORNEY

: one who is legally appointed to transact business on another's behalf; especially : lawyer

— at·tor·ney·ship \-ˌship\ noun

Examples of ATTORNEY

1. <talked to the count's attorney about buying land from his estate>
2. <finished law school and became an attorney>

Origin of ATTORNEY

Middle English attourney, from Anglo-French aturné, past participle of aturner

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to ATTORNEY

Synonyms

assignee, agent, commissary, delegate, deputy, envoy, factor, minister, procurator, proxy, rep, representative

Related Words

ambassador, diplomat, diplomatist, emissary, foreign minister, legate, plenipotentiary; alternate, backup, pinch hitter, relief, replacement, stand-in, sub, substitute, surrogate, understudy; informer, operative, spy; broker, distributor, manager; arbiter, arbitrator, comprador (or compradore), conciliator, go-between, intercessor, intermediary, interposer, liaison, mediator, middleman, peacemaker; mouthpiece, point man, point person, prophet, speaker, spokesman, spokesperson

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi