lawyerly

law·yer

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Definitions of lawyerly word

noun lawyerly a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for clients in other legal matters. 1
noun lawyerly New Testament. an interpreter of the Mosaic Law. Luke 14:3. 1
verb without object lawyerly to work as a lawyer; practice law. 1
verb with object lawyerly to submit (a case, document, or the like) to a lawyer for examination, advice, clarification, etc. 1
noun lawyerly Characteristic of, or suitable to, a lawyer. 1
adjective lawyerly resembling a lawyer or lawyers 0

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

First recorded in 1350-1400, lawyer is from the Middle English word lawyere. See law1, -ier1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% 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".

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