serjeant-at-law

serjeant-at-law
noun (plural serjeants-at-law) Usage: British Date: 1503 a member of a former class of barristers of the highest rank

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  • Serjeant-at-law — At one time the highest rank of English barrister at the bar; it was abolished in the late 19c. Working in the court of common pleas, the serjeants at law had a monopoly on pleading cases. They were appointed by the king after 16 years of study… …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • serjeant-at-law — noun an English barrister of the highest rank • Syn: ↑serjeant, ↑sergeant at law, ↑sergeant • Hypernyms: ↑barrister …   Useful english dictionary

  • serjeant-at-law — Same as serjeant …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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