Bertillonage

[ bur-tl-on-ij ]

noun

1. Bertillon system.
2. the process of applying this system:

   Be assured that the Bertillonage of Mr. Vance was an exacting procedure, with diligent attention to detail.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bertillonage¹

First recorded in 1890–95; Bertillon ( def ) + -age ( def )

Example Sentences

Even on this very matter of finger-prints there is a general confusion with Bertillonage—a totally different thing.

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There is a great deal of confusion in the public mind between Bertillonage and the finger-print system.

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While there, they are now submitted to Bertillonage, a newly coined word that has already come into use.

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Bertillonage can rarely supply more than grounds for very strong suspicion: the method of finger prints affords certainty.

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Bertillonage exhibited certain defects which were first brought to light in Bengal.

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