See Also: pettifogger(dictionary)
PETTIFOGGER(law)

pettifogger (iou)



pettifogger noun. M16.
[from PETTY adjective + FOGGER.]
An inferior legal practitioner; esp. one who employs mean or dubious practices; a rascally lawyer; transf. any petty practitioner; a tyro.
pettifoggery noun pettifogging practice; legal chicanery: M17.