English → Latin
“attorney” in Latin
advocōto call, invite or summon someone to a place, invoke; to get a respite, delay; to give consolation, console; recommendcognitoradvocate, attorney; witness (to the identity of a person)prōcūrātormanager, overseer, superintendent; procurator (office); agent, deputyformŭlārĭusa lawyer skilled only in composing writs
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
attorney
causidieus (in a depreciating sense): advocatus (legal assistant or adviser, who made himself useful to a party in an action by his presence and advice in court): cognitor (in civil causes, the agent of a party present): procurator (agent of one not present): leguieius: formularius (a narrow-minded lawyer, who attended only to the letter of the law, not toits spirit: he may, however, be cautious and acute, Cic.). A noisy attorney, rabula de foro.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for attorney?
- The usual Latin words for “attorney” are advocō, cognitor, prōcūrātor; also formŭlārĭus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.