barrister


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
barrister /ˈbarɪstə(r)/ (also barrister-at-law)
noun chiefly Brit. a person called to the bar and entitled to practise as an advocate, particularly in the higher courts. Compare with solicitor.
– origin ME: from the noun bar1, perh. on the pattern of minister.
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