serjeant-at-law

noun

A member of an order of barristers at the English and Irish Bar, who for many centuries had exclusive jurisdiction over the Court of Common Pleas.

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serjeantSLsergeant-at-lawsergeant
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Meanings

nounserjeants-at-law (plural serjeants-at-law)

plural serjeants-at-law · alternative sergeant-at-law

  1. historicalA member of an order of barristers at the English and Irish Bar, who for many centuries had exclusive jurisdiction over the Court of Common Pleas.

    Synonyms: serjeant, SL

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of an order of barristers at the English and Irish Bar, who for many centuries had exclusive jurisdiction over the Court of Common Pleas.

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serjeantSL

More synonyms by meaning

nounan English barrister of the highest rank

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serjeantsergeant-at-lawsergeant
Broader
barrister
Also see
sergeant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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