briefless

[ breef-lis ]

/ ˈbrif lɪs /

having no brief.

having no clients, as a lawyer.

Origin of briefless

1815–25; brief (noun) + -less

brief·less·ly, adverb brief·less·ness, noun

bridoon, brie, brief, briefcase, briefing, briefless, briefly, briefs, brienz, brier, brierroot

I don't know how many generations of briefless barristers these chairs and tables have served.

Fenton's Quest |M. E. Braddon
You think a briefless lawyer of thirty can go it alone, do you, even against the whole city government?

The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him |Paul Leicester Ford
She may get some briefless pettifogger to appear for her; a man set up for you to knock down.

Ishmael |Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
"You are wrong there," observed the Briefless Barrister of mature years.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 31, 1892 |Various

Briefless lawyers are promised corporate business or salaried attorneyships.

The Railroad Question |William Larrabee

briefless

/ (ˈbriːflɪs) /

(said of a barrister) without clients