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Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel
noun
- (in England when the sovereign is female) a barrister or advocate appointed Counsel to the Crown on the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor, entitled to sit within the bar of the court and to wear a silk gown Also called (when the sovereign is male)King's Counsel
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Queen's Counsel1
First recorded in 1855–60
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