sub-attorney

sub-at·tor·ney

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhb uh-tur-nee]
- /sʌb əˈtɜr ni/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhb uh-tur-nee]
- /sʌb əˈtɜr ni/

Definitions of sub-attorney word

noun plural sub-attorney a lawyer; attorney-at-law. 1
noun plural sub-attorney an attorney-in-fact; agent. 1

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Origin of sub-attorney

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English < Anglo-French attourne literally, “(one who is) turned to,” i.e., “(one who is appointed,” past participle of attourner “to attorn”

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Parts of speech for Sub-attorney

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sub-attorney popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".