attorney

 
Pronunciation: /əˈtəːni/

noun (plural attorneys)

  • a person, typically a lawyer, appointed to act for another in business or legal matters. Compare with barrister, solicitor.
  • chiefly US a qualified lawyer.
  • South African term for solicitor.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French atorne, past participle of atorner 'assign', from a 'towards' + torner 'to turn' (see attorn)