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escrivain, n. meanings, etymology and more
OED's only evidence for escrivain is from 1744, in a text by Roger North, lawyer, politician, and writer, and M. North. escrivain is a borrowing from French.
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escrivain - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
French. edit. Noun. edit. escrivain m (plural escrivains). obsolete spelling of écrivain. Old French. edit. Noun. edit. escrivain oblique singular, m (oblique ...
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écrivain - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Inherited from Old French escrivain, from Vulgar Latin *scrībānem, from Latin scrība, with altered declension.
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escrivain
† 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.
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escrivener - Middle English Compendium - University of Michigan
OF escrivain. Definitions (Senses and Subsenses). Note: Cp. scrivener. 1. A scrivener; a scribe or clerk. Show 2 Quotations Hide 2 Quotations. Associated ...
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Scrivener - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
from Anglo-French escrivin, Old French escrivain "a writer, notary, clerk" (Modern French écrivain), from Vulgar Latin *scribanem accusative of scriba "a ...
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scrivein
† scrivein, -eyn Obs. Also 4 -ayn, scryvane, -ein, -eyne, screweyny, 4–5 scry-, 5 skry-, skreveyn. [Aphetic a. OF. escrivain, -ein, etc. (mod.F. écrivain): see escrivain.] = scrivener 1.a 1300 E.E. Psalter xliv. [xlv.] 2 My tunge is penne of þe scriuayn swiflich wrytand. 1340 Ayenb. 44 þise scriueyn...
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scrivener - WordReference.com Dictionary of English
a notary. Etymology: 14th Century: from scrivein clerk, from Old French escrivain, ultimately from Latin scrība scribe. Collins Concise English Dictionary ...
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Scrivener - Oxford Reference
Deriving from the Old French escrivain ('writer', 'clerk'), the term 'scrivener' is sometimes loosely applied to any kind of clerk (for instance, 'Adam, ...
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Grandiloquent Word of the Day - Scrivenery [SKRIV-en-ree] (n.)
From “scrivener” (professional penman, copyist) from “scrivein” (scribe) from Old French “escrivain” (a writer, notary, clerk) from Vulgar Latin ...
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escrivain (French, Old French): meaning, translation - WordSense
What does escrivain mean? escrivain in. French; Old French. escrivain (French). Noun. escrivain (masc.) ... IPA:… escrivains: escrivains (French) Noun ...
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Scrivenor Surname: Meaning, Origin & Family History - SurnameDB
... escrivain', writer, scribe, from the Latin 'scribanus', a derivative of 'scribere', to write. In the modern idiom the spelling variants include Scriven(s) ...
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