Lawyerly
[law-yer, loi-er] /ˈlɔ yər, ˈlɔɪ ər/
noun
1.
a person whose profession is to represent clients in a or to advise or act for clients in other legal matters.
2.
New Testament. an interpreter of the Mosaic Law. Luke 14:3.
verb (used without object)
3.
to work as a lawyer; practice .
verb (used with object)
4.
to submit (a case, document, or the like) to a lawyer for examination, advice, clarification, etc.
/ˈlɔːjə; ˈlɔɪə/
noun
1.
a member of the legal profession, esp a solicitor See also advocate, barrister, solicitor
2.
a popular name for burbot
n.
late 14c. (mid-14c. as a surname), from Middle English lawe “law” (see law) + -iere. Spelling with -y- first attested 1610s (see -yer).
Related Terms
clubhouse lawyer, jailhouse lawyer, latrine lawyer, sea lawyer
among the Jews, was one versed in the laws of Moses, which he expounded in the schools and synagogues (Matt. 22:35; Luke 10:25). The functions of the “lawyer” and “scribe” were identical. (See DOCTOR.)
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