sergeant at law
Britishnoun
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In 1441 he was made a king’s sergeant at law, and in the following year chief justice of the king’s bench.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various
He wore the laced coat of a sergeant at law, powdered on the shoulders, as if he had but lately and hurriedly cast off his wig.
From Chippinge Borough by Weyman, Stanley J.
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