• Attorny

    Full definition of attorny

    Noun

    attorny

    (plural attornies)
    1. (obsolete or proscribed) Alternative spelling of en
      • 1829, Edward Law (Lord Ellenborough), A Political Diary 1828-1830, Volume II Chapter , The attornies, who are numerous and powerful, very hostile.
      • 1872, Charles Kent, Charles Dickens as a Reader Chapter , That "most wonderful woman in the world," Aunt Betsey, for example; or that most laconic of carriers, Mr. Barkis; or, to name yet one other, Uriah Heep, that reddest and most writhing of rascally attornies.
      • April 22, 1988, Bill Burck, Local Color: A Night in Court, The hand-stenciled sign over the center door reads, "No attornies sic allowed in assembly."

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