Hypertext Webster Gateway: "solicitor"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Solicitor \So*lic"it*or\, n. [F. soliciteur, L. solicitator.]
1. One who solicits.
2. (Law)
(a) An attorney or advocate; one who represents another in
court; -- formerly, in English practice, the
professional designation of a person admitted to
practice in a court of chancery or equity. See the
Note under {Attorney}.
(b) The law officer of a city, town, department, or
government; as, the city solicitor; the solicitor of
the treasury.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
solicitor
n 1: a petitioner who seeks contributions or trade
2: a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal
documents
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