common lawyer

English

Etymology

From combining common law with lawyer.

Noun

common lawyer (plural common lawyers)

1. A person knowledgeable about common law.
   • 1829, The Scots Law Chronicle:

     The common lawyers of England have for centuries gloried in their ignorance of the civil law, and maintained the indescribable superiority of the common law of England, ...

Further reading

• “common lawyer”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “common lawyer”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.