Masculine

greffier

Meaning

  1. (masculine) clerk of the court; registrar of the court, or similar role
  2. (dated, masculine, slang) cat, malkin
  3. (dated, masculine, slang) hag

Synonyms

clerc de notaire

Translations

zabıt kâtibi

Gerichtsscheiber

Aktuar

Schriftführer

archiefmedewerker

registrador

Standesbeamte

Registrator

كاتِب

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡʁɛ.fje/
Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin graphiārius (“scribe, secretary”), from graphium (“stylus”). Compare greffe (“clerk's office”).

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