transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈber-ə-trē, ˈba-rə- ]
noun
( plural -tries )
Etymology: Middle English (Scots) barratrie, from Anglo-French * baraterie, literally, deception, from Old French barater to be active, do business, cause strife, deceive, perhaps from Vulgar Latin * prattare, from Greek prattein, prassein to do — more at practical
Date: 15th century
1. : the purchase or sale of office or preferment in church or state
2. : an unlawful act or fraudulent breach of duty by a master of a ship or by the mariners to the injury of the owner of the ship or cargo
3. : the persistent incitement of litigation