serjeant at law
noun
(formerly in England) a barrister of a special rank, to which he was raised by a writ under the Great Seal
Also called: serjeant, sergeant at law, sergeant
Words nearby serjeant at law
serious-minded,
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sermon,
sermon on the mount
Example sentences from the Web for serjeant at law
Bradshawe, a serjeant-at-law of no practice, was the president, wearing a high Puritan hat lined inside with iron.
Every Girl's Library, Volume 8 of 10 |VariousHe found means, however, to get reconciled to Cromwell in 1648, and became one of his Council and Serjeant-at-law.
The Hawarden Visitors' Hand-Book |William Henry GladstoneIt was made imperative that a serjeant-at-law or a king's counsel should sit to assist in the judgment.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. |E. Farr and E. H. NolanBoutell has figured this brass, which he states to be that of a serjeant-at-law.
The Customs of Old England |F. J. Snell