noun
Meaning 1
A junior barrister.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stuff gown
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
stuff gownsman
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History
Etymology
From the older sense of stuff (“fabric”), which they wear in contradistinction to the silk gowns of Queen's Counsel.