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noun
An honorific status officially conferred on senior or meritorious barristers (and occasionally other kinds of lawyer) during the reign of a queen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, New-Zealand, UK
Qualifier: occasionally Australia
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noun
A barrister or advocate appointed by the Crown during the reign of a queen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, historical
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noun
Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a queen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Counsel to the Crown
History
queen's + counsel
Across languages
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