BARRATOR
\baɹˈe͡ɪtə], \baɹˈeɪtə], \b_a_ɹ_ˈeɪ_t_ə]\
Definitions of BARRATOR
- 1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
- 1856 - A Law Dictionary
- 1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
- 1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
- 1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Henry Campbell Black
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bar-[=a]t'or, n. one who vexatiously stirs up lawsuits, quarrels, &c.--adj. BAR'RATROUS.--adv. BAR'RATROUSLY.--n. BAR'RATRY, fraudulent practices on the part of the master or mariners of a ship to the prejudice of the owners: vexatious litigation, or the stirring up of suits and quarrels among subjects, forbidden under penalties to lawyers: traffic in offices of church or state. [O. Fr. barateor--barat, deceit; traced by some to Gr. prattein, by others to a Celt. or a Scand. origin.]
By Thomas Davidson
By Sir Augustus Henry
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n. [Latin] An encourager of litigation;-the master of a ship who commits fraud in the management of it.
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A wrangler, and encourager of lawsuits.
By Thomas Sheridan