common lawyer

English

Etymology

From combining common law with lawyer.

Noun

common lawyer (plural common lawyers)

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.

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