Etymology

long robe

Today it means: The legal profession. Full definition →

First used 16th c.Middle French robe longue
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The story

  1. Middle French · derived fromrobe longue
  2. English todaylong robe

From long + robe, after Middle French robe longue.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 16th c. The legal profession.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.