"first ministerial law-officer of a state," 1530s (late 13c. in Anglo-French); see attorney + general (adj.). The word-order is French (subject first, adjective second), hence the eccentric plural, attorneys-general.
attitudinise
attitudinize
atto-
attorn
attorney
attorney-general
attract
attraction
attractive
attrahent
attributable
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