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• (n.) A secretary or notary under the Roman empire; also, a similar officer in France during the old monarchy.
Ta·bel'lion noun [ Latin tabellio , from tabella a tablet, a writing, document, dim. of tabula a board: confer French tabellion . See Table .] A secretary or notary under the Roman empire; also, a similar officer in France during the old monarchy. 
A tabellion was a secretary or notary under the Roman empire and also, a similar officer in France during the old monarchy.