Attorney
/əˈtɜːrni/noun
A person appointed to act for another in legal matters.
Did you know?The term 'attorney' originates from the Old French 'atorner', meaning 'to assign' or 'to turn to', linking it to the concept of turning your will into legal action.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ter-
“to turn or twist.”
Latin
Latin
tornare
“to turn.”
Old French
Old French
atorner
“to assign or to turn towards.”
Middle English
Middle English
attorné
“one who is assigned, specifically in a legal context.”
Modern English
English
attorney
“a person legally appointed to act for another.”