attorneys

noun

1. 1

   A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.

2. 2

   (UK 19th century and earlier) One such who practised in the courts of the common law (cf solicitor, proctor).

3. 3

   (20th century and later, rare, usually pejorative) A solicitor.

4. 4

   (obsolete outside set phrases) An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf.

5. 5

   A title given to lawyers and notaries public, or those holders by profession who also do other jobs. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Atty.