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.

Origin of barrister

1535–45; derivative of bar1, perhaps after obsolete legister lawyer or minister

OTHER WORDS FROM barrister

bar·ris·te·ri·al [bar-uh-steer-ee-uh l] /ˌbær əˈstɪər i əl/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for barrister

barrister
/ (ˈbærɪstə) /

noun

Also called: barrister-at-law (in England) a lawyer who has been called to the bar and is qualified to plead in the higher courts Compare solicitor See also advocate, counsel
(in Canada) a lawyer who pleads in court
US a less common word for lawyer

Word Origin for barrister

C16: from bar 1