Scrivener Definition

skrĭvə-nər, skrĭvnər
scriveners
noun
scriveners
A scribe, copyist, or clerk.
Webster's New World
A notary.
Webster's New World
One who drafts legal instruments such as contracts and wills.
American Heritage
A writer; refers to a professional drafter of contracts or other legal documents. It is also applied to someone who is an agent for another and who, for a fee, manages that person’s money, property, and/or securities. Term used commonly in Europe.
Webster's New World Law
Synonyms:
pronoun

A surname​.

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Other Word Forms of Scrivener

Noun

Singular:
scrivener
Plural:
scriveners

Origin of Scrivener

  • Middle English scriveiner from scrivein from Old French escrivein from Vulgar Latin scrība scrībān- from Latin scrība scribe scribe

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Scrivener Sentence Examples

  • Rule 3 provides that, in order to qualify as a scrivener notary you must first qualify as a general notary.

  • Of this system there are two chief representatives, Gregory and Scrivener.

  • Gregory's notation is more generally used, and Scrivener's, though still followed by a few English scholars, is likely to become obsolete.

  • The purest representatives are 61(52), 75 (V), 92, (461), 94, 1027 (5), 1126 (476 = scrivener's k) €179 (661).

  • Dr Scrivener imputes some of those differences " to oversight and negligence.

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