† escriˈvain Obs. rare—1.
[a. OF. escrivain (mod.F. écrivain) = Pr. escriban, Sp. escribano, It. scrivano:—late L. scrībānus, f. L. scrība scribe.]
A clerk.
| a 1734 North Lives (1826) II. 399 Servants, escrivains and other attendances at a great expense. |