Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Penang lawyer /pĕn'-ăng lôy'-ẽr/ · Pe·nang· law·yer · IPA 01 A kind of walking stick made from the stem of an East Asiatic palm (Licuala acutifida). 1. A kind of walking stick made from the stem of an East Asiatic palm (Licuala acutifida).