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nounA junior barrister.
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From the older sense of stuff (“fabric”), which they wear in contradistinction to the silk gowns of Queen's Counsel.
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stuff gownsman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stuff%20gownsman
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“stuff gownsman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stuff%20gownsman. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stuff gownsman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stuff%20gownsman.
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