publicis

n. [ Cf. F. publiciste. ] A writer on the laws of nature and nations; one who is versed in the science of public right, the principles of government, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Whig leaders, however, were much more desirous to get rid of Episcopacy than to prove themselves consummate publicists and logicians. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

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