man of lawn.

Brit.

/ˌman əv ˈlɔː/, U.S.

/ˌmæn əv ˈlɔ/,

/ˌmæn əv ˈlɑ/

Inflections: Plural men of law.

Forms: see man n.¹ and of prep. and law n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: man n.¹, of prep., law n.¹

Etymology: < man n.¹ + of prep. + law n.¹ Compare lawman n., post-classical Latin homo legis (c1114, translating lahman lawman n.), homo de lege (14th cent.), Anglo-Norman gent de ley lawyer (early 14th cent.), and French homme de loi law officer (Cotgrave, 1611).

Now archaic.

A man skilled in law; a lawyer or advocate.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > jurisprudence > [noun] > legal knowledge or skill > one learned in the law

legisterc1300

man of lawc1390

doctorc1400

legist?c1425

jurisconsultorc1550

lawyer?1566

Bartolist1602

jurisconsult1605

jurista1626

jurisprudent1628

legalist1771

jurisprudist1793

jurisprudentialist1827

c1390 G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale 33 Sire man of lawe..Tel vs a tale.

?a1424 in C. L. Kingsford Stonor Lett. & Papers (1919) I. 35 (MED) Man of lawe say here þat þe parson..has his accion as for his reparacions.

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 325 Manne of law, jurisperitus, scriba.

a1450 (c1400) in D. M. Grisdale 3 Middle Eng. Serm. (1939) 80 (MED) Crist is..vr man o lawe.

1491 in Acts Lords of Council Civil Causes (1839) I. 206/2 Dauid balfoure of carraldstoune wes man of law for o^r said Souerane lord in þe said mater.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 500/1 Whan a man of lawe maketh a reason peremtorie, it can nat be contrepleted.

1548 Princess Elizabeth & J. Bale tr. Queen Margaret of Angoulême Godly Medytacyon Christen Sowle f. 32^v O Jesus Christ,..thu beynge my man of lawe ded excuse and speake for me.

a1640 P. Massinger Bashful Lover i. i. 91 He..pays his fees as duly As ever Usurer did in a bad cause To his man of law.

1661 A. Brome Epistle xiii, in Songs & Other Poems 212 Should I that am a man of law,..be of both sides as you were People would count me then, I fear, A Knavish Ambodexter.

1705 N. Rowe Biter ii. i. 34 What, not our little Man of Law's Consort?

1788 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 417 Or will we send a Man-o'-law, Or will we send a Sodger?

1841 R. P. Ward De Clifford II. xvi. 172 Another man of law..now came in, straight from the magistrates' chamber.

1899 S. R. Crockett Kit Kennedy 251 Ebenezer Fleming, W. S., was a wary man-of-law.

1930 E. A. Robinson Glory of Nightingales vi. 77 I'll fancy rather it's a man of law—This time; and it's as well for you to know him. You are not fearing lawyers.

1980 J. Wainwright (title) Man of law.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

a. (Usually the law.) The profession which is concerned with the exposition of the law, with pleading in the courts, and with the transaction of business requiring skilled knowledge of law; the profession of a lawyer. Originally in man of law (now somewhat archaic), a lawyer; so †(a gentleman) toward the law.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal profession > [noun]

lawc1405

professiona1425

long robe1586

side-robe1658

robe1662

society > law > legal profession > lawyer > [noun]

lawyer1377

man of lawc1405

practiserc1450

jurist1481

lawman1535

practitioner1576

man of the long coat1579

(a gentleman) toward the law1592

gownsman1627

law-driver1640

long-robe man1654

green bag1699

flycatcher1708

homme d'affaires1717

jet1728

law-solicitor1738

shark1806

blue bag1817

law-person1819

law-gentleman1837

maître1883

lip1929

c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) Prol. l. 33 Sire man of lawe..Tel vs a tale.

c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Hengwrt) (2003) 311 A Sergeaunt of lawe, waar and wys.

a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) 5942 Men of laghe [es halden]..to travayle And to counsaile þam þat askes counsayle.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxx. 401 Ther may no man of lagh Help with no quantyce.

1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Oi^v Euery man shuld..tell the same tale before the iudge, that he would tel to his man of lawe.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries Apol. sig. OOoi Leauing the practise of the law.

1563 B. Googe Eglogs Epytaphes & Sonettes sig. E.vi Lawe gyues the gayne, and Physycke fyls the Purse.

1566 Actis & Constit. Scotl. To Rdr. ✠iij Our Souerane Lady seing the Lawis..to be for the maist part unknawin, bot to the Iugeis, and men of Law.

1592 R. Greene Thirde Pt. Conny-catching sig. C2 They espied a Gentleman toward the lawe entring in..and a countrey Clyent going with him.

c1780 W. Cowper Jackdaw v The world, with all its motley rout, Church, army, physic, law.

1902 N.E.D. at Law Mod. Three of his brothers are in the law.

单词	man of law
释义	man of lawn. Brit. /ˌman əv ˈlɔː/, U.S. /ˌmæn əv ˈlɔ/, /ˌmæn əv ˈlɑ/ Inflections: Plural men of law. Forms: see man n.¹ and of prep. and law n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: man n.¹, of prep., law n.¹ Etymology: < man n.¹ + of prep. + law n.¹ Compare lawman n., post-classical Latin homo legis (c1114, translating lahman lawman n.), homo de lege (14th cent.), Anglo-Norman gent de ley lawyer (early 14th cent.), and French homme de loi law officer (Cotgrave, 1611). Now archaic. A man skilled in law; a lawyer or advocate. ΘΚΠ society > law > jurisprudence > [noun] > legal knowledge or skill > one learned in the law legisterc1300 man of lawc1390 doctorc1400 legist?c1425 jurisconsultorc1550 lawyer?1566 Bartolist1602 jurisconsult1605 jurista1626 jurisprudent1628 legalist1771 jurisprudist1793 jurisprudentialist1827 c1390 G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale 33 Sire man of lawe..Tel vs a tale. ?a1424 in C. L. Kingsford Stonor Lett. & Papers (1919) I. 35 (MED) Man of lawe say here þat þe parson..has his accion as for his reparacions. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 325 Manne of law, jurisperitus, scriba. a1450 (c1400) in D. M. Grisdale 3 Middle Eng. Serm. (1939) 80 (MED) Crist is..vr man o lawe. 1491 in Acts Lords of Council Civil Causes (1839) I. 206/2 Dauid balfoure of carraldstoune wes man of law for o^r said Souerane lord in þe said mater. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 500/1 Whan a man of lawe maketh a reason peremtorie, it can nat be contrepleted. 1548 Princess Elizabeth & J. Bale tr. Queen Margaret of Angoulême Godly Medytacyon Christen Sowle f. 32^v O Jesus Christ,..thu beynge my man of lawe ded excuse and speake for me. a1640 P. Massinger Bashful Lover i. i. 91 He..pays his fees as duly As ever Usurer did in a bad cause To his man of law. 1661 A. Brome Epistle xiii, in Songs & Other Poems 212 Should I that am a man of law,..be of both sides as you were People would count me then, I fear, A Knavish Ambodexter. 1705 N. Rowe Biter ii. i. 34 What, not our little Man of Law's Consort? 1788 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 417 Or will we send a Man-o'-law, Or will we send a Sodger? 1841 R. P. Ward De Clifford II. xvi. 172 Another man of law..now came in, straight from the magistrates' chamber. 1899 S. R. Crockett Kit Kennedy 251 Ebenezer Fleming, W. S., was a wary man-of-law. 1930 E. A. Robinson Glory of Nightingales vi. 77 I'll fancy rather it's a man of law—This time; and it's as well for you to know him. You are not fearing lawyers. 1980 J. Wainwright (title) Man of law. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas man of law a. (Usually the law.) The profession which is concerned with the exposition of the law, with pleading in the courts, and with the transaction of business requiring skilled knowledge of law; the profession of a lawyer. Originally in man of law (now somewhat archaic), a lawyer; so †(a gentleman) toward the law. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal profession > [noun] lawc1405 professiona1425 long robe1586 side-robe1658 robe1662 society > law > legal profession > lawyer > [noun] lawyer1377 man of lawc1405 practiserc1450 jurist1481 lawman1535 practitioner1576 man of the long coat1579 (a gentleman) toward the law1592 gownsman1627 law-driver1640 long-robe man1654 green bag1699 flycatcher1708 homme d'affaires1717 jet1728 law-solicitor1738 shark1806 blue bag1817 law-person1819 law-gentleman1837 maître1883 lip1929 c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) Prol. l. 33 Sire man of lawe..Tel vs a tale. c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Hengwrt) (2003) 311 A Sergeaunt of lawe, waar and wys. a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) 5942 Men of laghe [es halden]..to travayle And to counsaile þam þat askes counsayle. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxx. 401 Ther may no man of lagh Help with no quantyce. 1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Oi^v Euery man shuld..tell the same tale before the iudge, that he would tel to his man of lawe. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries Apol. sig. OOoi Leauing the practise of the law. 1563 B. Googe Eglogs Epytaphes & Sonettes sig. E.vi Lawe gyues the gayne, and Physycke fyls the Purse. 1566 Actis & Constit. Scotl. To Rdr. ✠iij Our Souerane Lady seing the Lawis..to be for the maist part unknawin, bot to the Iugeis, and men of Law. 1592 R. Greene Thirde Pt. Conny-catching sig. C2 They espied a Gentleman toward the lawe entring in..and a countrey Clyent going with him. c1780 W. Cowper Jackdaw v The world, with all its motley rout, Church, army, physic, law. 1902 N.E.D. at Law Mod. Three of his brothers are in the law. extracted from lawn.¹ < n.c1390 as lemmas
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