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noun, masculine

greffier

/ɡʁɛ.fje/

noun, masculine/ɡʁɛ.fje/plural: greffiers

clerk of the court; registrar of the court, or similar role; cat, malkin; hag

Borrowed from Medieval Latin graphiārius (“scribe, secretary”), from graphium (“stylus”). Compare greffe (“clerk's office”).