attorney

attorney
[əˈtəːni]
(pl. -eys)
  1. a person, typically a lawyer, appointed to act for another in business or legal matters
    代理人。 比较 barrister, solicitor
    ■(chiefly US)a qualified lawyer
    (主 美)律师
    ■South African term for solicitor
    (南非)。 同 solicitor
派生
attorneyship
noun
语源
  1. Middle English : from Old French atorne, past participle of atorner 'assign', from a 'towards' + torner 'turn'
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