Tabellion

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tabellion \Ta*bel"lion\, n. [L. tabellio, fr. tabella a tablet,
     a writing, document, dim. of tabula a board: cf. F.
     tabellion. See {Table}.]
     A secretary or notary under the Roman empire; also, a similar
     officer in France during the old monarchy.
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