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tabellion

UK
/təˈbɛlɪən/
US
/təˈbɛljən/

Translations

tabellionnoun
tabellions
pl
UK
/təˈbɛlɪən/
US
/təˈbɛljən/
The tabellion was responsible for drafting legal documents in ancient Rome.
Табеллион отвечал за составление юридических документов в древнем Риме.

Definitions

tabellionnoun
A civil-law notary; a person authorized to draft and authenticate legal documents, especially in ancient Rome.
The contract was sealed before a tabellion to ensure its validity.
In medieval and early modern France and Geneva, a public clerk or scrivener responsible for recording deeds and other legal instruments.
Records kept by the tabellion of Geneva provide insight into sixteenth-century commerce.
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