rɪˈkɔ:də n. 1 an
apparatus for recording,
esp. a
tape recorder. 2 a a
keeper of records. b a
person who makes an
official record. 3
Brit. a a
barrister or
solicitor of at
least ten years'
standing, appointed to
serve as a part-time
judge. b
hist. a judge in
certain courts. 4 Mus. a
woodwind instrument like a
flute but
blown through the end and having a
more hollow tone. øørecordership n. (in
sense 3). [ME f. AF recordour, OF recordeur & f. RECORD (in obs. sense 'practise a tune')]