basoche.
the guild of legal clerks of the Paris court system under the pre-revolutionary French monarchy, from among whom legal representatives (procureurs) were recruited; basoche
Meaning & usage
the guild of legal clerks of the Paris court system under the pre-revolutionary French monarchy, from among whom legal representatives (procureurs) were recruited; basoche
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French basoche, besoiche, from Latin basilica, from Ancient Greek βασιλική (basilikḗ). The phonetic evolution was special in this case, as the expected result would be *baseuche (cf. the place name La Bazeuge). Doublet of the borrowing basilique.
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