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Where does “attourne” come from?
attourne (Middle English) comes from Old French atorné, from Old French atourner — to attorn.
Ancestry of “attourne”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old French
atorné
past participle of atorner
2
Old French
atourner
to attorn
Words derived from “attourne”
attorney
attorneyship
attorneyism
atwrnai
cartooney
power of attorney
attorney-in-fact
attorneying
attorneydom
atwrneiaeth
subattorney
United States Attorney
atorney
atorni
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