Obs. [a. L. breviātor, agent-noun f. breviāre to shorten.] One who makes summaries or abstracts; also = ABBREVIATOR 2.
1546. Langley, Pol. Verg. De Invent., VIII. ii. 145 a. Pius the II did create Breuiators and set them in an Order.
1679. Prance, Addit. Narr. Pop. Plot, 20. But our Breviator, when he pleaseth, can over-look, etc.
1751. Chambers, Cycl., s.v., At Rome, those are still called breviators, or abbreviators, who dictate and draw up the pope’s briefs.
