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scrivener's
scrive·ner
/
ˈskrɪv
nər
/
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[
skriv
-ner
]
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noun
1.
scribe
1
(
defs 1, 2
)
.
2.
a notary.
Origin:
1325–75;
Middle English
scriveyner,
equivalent to
scrivein
(<
Old French
escrivein;
see
scribe
1
,
-an
) +
-er
-er
1
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scrivener
(ˈskrɪvnə)
—
n
1.
a person who writes out deeds, letters, etc; copyist
2.
a notary
[C14: from
scrivein
clerk, from Old French
escrivain,
ultimately from Latin
scrība
scribe
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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scrivener
"professional penman, copyist," late 14c., from scrivein "scribe" (c.1300), from O.Fr. escrivain "a writer, notary, clerk," from V.L. *scribanem, acc. of scriba "a scribe," from scribere (see
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