different between attorney vs attorn

English

Etymology

From Middle English attourne, from Old French atorné, masculine singular past participle of atorner, atourner, aturner ("to attorn", in the sense of "one appointed or constituted").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??t??(?)ni/
• Rhymes: -??(?)ni

Noun

attorney (plural attorneys)

1. (US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
2. (Britain, dated, 19th century and earlier) One such who practised in the courts of the common law (cf solicitor, proctor).
3. (Britain, 20th century and later, rare, usually derogatory) A solicitor.
4. (obsolete outside set phrases) An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf.
5. (Philippines) A title given to lawyers and notaries public, or those holders by profession who also do other jobs. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Atty.

Usage notes

• In the "agent" sense, the word is now used to refer to nonlawyers usually only in fixed phrases such as attorney-in-fact or power of attorney.

Synonyms

• mouthpiece (slang)
• advocate

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

attorney (third-person singular simple present attorneys, present participle attorneying, simple past and past participle attorneyed)

1. (rare) To work as a legal attorney.
2. (rare) To provide with a legal attorney.

References

French

Noun

attorney m (plural attorneys)

1. attorney

English

Etymology

From Middle English attournen, from Old French atorner (“designate”), from a- (“to”) + torner (“turn”).

Verb

attorn (third-person singular simple present attorns, present participle attorning, simple past and past participle attorned)

1. (intransitive, law) To transfer one's obligations from a person to another person.
2. (intransitive, law) To consent to the transfer of one's obligations as tenant under a lease to a new landlord.
3. (intransitive, law) To acknowledge the jurisdiction of (a particular court) over one's dispute.

Synonyms

• traditio brevi manu

Derived terms

• attornment
• attorney

Anagrams

• Arnott, ratton