Queen's Counsel

American  

noun

1. King's Counsel.

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Queen's Counsel British  

noun

1. Also called (when the sovereign is male): King's Counsel.  (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

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Etymology

Origin of Queen's Counsel

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

In 2019, he became the first Bangladeshi-born criminal barrister ever to be appointed Queen's Counsel.

From BBC

Barristers are updating their business cards from Queen’s Counsel to King’s, but no one needs a fresh appointment at the bar.

From New York Times

Finally, barristers and solicitors who have been appointed by the monarch to be Queen's Counsel will now be known as King's Counsel with immediate effect.

From BBC

Nneka Akudolu was told she had little chance of becoming a barrister after getting pregnant in her second year of university, now she's a Queen's Counsel recognised for her excellence.

From BBC

Queen’s Counsel barrister Nick Vineall, representing the Maduro-backed central bank, said that rather than being “fatal” to his side’s case, the UK foreign secretary’s statement had instead supported it.

From Reuters