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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1713

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†ACTORNEY, n. Obs. form of attorney.Sc. 1713 Nairne Peerage Evidence (1873) 46:
William Cochran . . . as actorney for and in name of lady Katharine Murray.

[O.Fr. atorné, lit. one appointed, Fr. a (= Lat. ad) + O.Fr. torner, to turn, Lat. tornare. An O.Fr. form actournée, fem. = function of the attorney, is found, the c perhaps by confusion with the act- of other legal terms, derived from agere, actum.]

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