tabellion

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noun

An official scribe who had some of the minor functions of a notary in the Roman Empire and pre-revolutionary France.

OriginLatin tabelliō →
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Meanings

nountabellion (plural tabellions)

plural tabellions

  1. historicalAn official scribe who had some of the minor functions of a notary in the Roman Empire and pre-revolutionary France.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
scribescrivener

Origin

  1. Latintabelliō
  2. Latintabelliō
  3. Englishtabellion

Borrowed from Latin tabelliō.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tabellion

rebellionmachiavellianhellioncircumcellionPirandellianRavelianstelliontetraskelion
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Anagrams

ballotine
Cite this entry
APA

tabellion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tabellion

MLA

“tabellion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tabellion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tabellion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tabellion.

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