Greffier
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡɹɛfiə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Greffier is a noun meaning (obsolete) A registrar or recorder; a notary.
Meaning
(obsolete) A registrar or recorder; a notary.
Example Sentences
c. 1610, Joseph Hall, epistle to Sir Thomas Challoner One thing I may not omit, without sinful oversight; a short, but memorable story, which the Greffier of that town, though of different religion, reported to more ears than ours.
These bedels or greffiers were jolly robustious souls, bending beneath the weight of their ponderous silver maces, and attired in gowns of black, blue, violet, or dark red, each colour denoting the Faculty to which the wearer pertained.
Word Forms
- greffiers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include graffer, registrar, register, recordholder, registrant, registrator.
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