ASSOCIATE

associate,n.1. A colleague or companion. 2. A junior member of an organization or profession;

esp., a lawyer in a law firm, usu. with fewer than a certain number of years in practice, who may,

upon  achieving  the  requisite  se-niority,  receive  an  offer  to  become  a  partner  or  shareholder.  —

Also termed associate attorney. 3.Hist. English law. An officer of a common-law court responsible

for  maintaining  the  court’s  records,  attending  jury  trials,  and  entering  verdicts.  •  In  1894,

associates’  duties  were  taken  over  by  the  staff  of  the  Central  Office.  See  CLERK  OF  ASSIZE;

CENTRAL OFFICE.[Blacks Law 8th]