English
greffier
Greffier comes from French greffier ‘clerk of the court’, and goes back to Late Latin grafārius.
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEgrafārius
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgreffier‘clerk of the court’
- Englishearliest quotation 1837same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEgrafārius
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgreffier‘clerk of the court’
- Englishearliest quotation 1837same form
Earliest quotation: 1837, William Harrison Ainsworth, The Rector: “These bedels or greffiers were jolly robustious souls, bending…”
Every English word from Late Latin grafārius
Today it means
noun A registrar or recorder; a notary.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Late Latin grafārius / greffier