greffier

Etymology

French, from Late Latin grafarius, graphiarius.

Noun

greffier (plural greffiers)

1. (obsolete) A registrar or recorder; a notary.
   • Bishop Joseph Hall

     One thing I may not omit, without sinful oversight; a short, but memorable story, which the Greffier of that town, though of different religion, reported to more ears than ours.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin graphiarius (“scribe, secretary”)^[1], from graphium (“stylus”). Compare greffe (“clerk's office”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁefje/

Noun

greffier m (plural greffiers, feminine greffière)

1. (law) clerk of the court; registrar of the court
2. (dated, slang) cat, malkin

Further reading

• “greffier” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).