barrister
[ bar-uh-ster ]
/ ˈbær ə stər /
noun Law.
(in England) a lawyer who is a member of one of the Inns of Court and who has the privilege of pleading in the higher courts.Compare solicitor(def 4).
Informal. any lawyer.
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Related formsbar·ris·te·ri·al [bar-uh-steer-ee-uh l] /ˌbær əˈstɪər i əl/, adjective
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barrister
/ (ˈbærɪstə) /
noun
Word Origin for barrister
C16: from bar 1
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Word Origin and History for barrister
barrister
1540s, "a student of law who has been called to the bar," from bar (n.3) in the legal sense + -ster. Also see attorney. The second element is obscure.
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