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Origin of word: "solicitor" ?

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Unknown

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Apr 27, 2016, 10:34:14 AM4/27/16
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Yes, that's the question.

Jon Ribbens

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Apr 27, 2016, 12:15:50 PM4/27/16
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On 2016-04-27, Unknown <d...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, that's the question.

solicit ("to entreat or petition") + the suffix -or,
i.e. a person who entreats or petitions.
>From the Latin "sollicitare".

Mark Goodge

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Apr 27, 2016, 12:16:05 PM4/27/16
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On Wed, 27 Apr 2016 13:14:23 -0000 (UTC), Unknown <d...@gmail.com> put
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>Yes, that's the question.

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=solicitor

Yes, that's the answer.

Mark
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R. Mark Clayton

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Apr 27, 2016, 4:38:39 PM4/27/16
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On Wednesday, 27 April 2016 15:34:14 UTC+1, Unknown wrote:
> Yes, that's the question.

They used to hang around courts (legal and royal) and seek favour for their clients. Pretty sordid beginnings, but things have improved slightly.

Unknown

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Apr 28, 2016, 3:39:29 AM4/28/16
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That's what I thought.
I know the verb in connection with prostitution.
If ten-thousand words will do, why use ten?

The Todal

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Apr 28, 2016, 3:44:16 AM4/28/16
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Among the OED definitions are these obsolete ones:

"One who conducts, negotiates, or transacts matters on behalf of another
or others; a representative, agent, or deputy. Obs.

An official having charge of the King's or Queen's interests. Obs.

One properly qualified and formally admitted to practise as a law-agent
in any court; formerly, one practising in a court of equity, as
distinguished from an attorney.

One who entreats, requests, or petitions; one who solicits or begs
favours; a pleader, intercessor, advocate".

In the USA, you often see official looking signs in public places,
saying "No Solicitors". The definition of Solicitor in the USA is
rather different from the one we use:

U.S. One who solicits business orders, advertising, etc.

Janet

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Apr 28, 2016, 8:51:40 AM4/28/16
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In article <pan.2016.04...@gmail.com>, d...@gmail.com says...
>
> On Wed, 27 Apr 2016 11:01:48 -0700, R. Mark Clayton wrote:
>
> > On Wednesday, 27 April 2016 15:34:14 UTC+1, Unknown wrote:
> >> Yes, that's the question.
> >
> > They used to hang around courts (legal and royal) and seek favour for
> > their clients. Pretty sordid beginnings, but things have improved
> > slightly.
>
> That's what I thought.
> I know the verb in connection with prostitution.

No doubt you know even more about that, than you do about UK legal
terms.

Janet


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