Tironian

adjective

Ti·​ro·​ni·​an

(ˈ)tī¦rōnēən

: of or relating to the learned freedman Tiro or the notae Tironianae

Word History

Etymology

Latin tironianus, from tiron- (from M. Tullius Tiro, flourished 1st century b.c. secretary of Cicero) + -ianus -ian

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