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queen's counsel

Queen's Counsel
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Definitions of queen's counsel words

  • noun queen's counsel King's Counsel. 1
  • noun queen's counsel legal adviser of female monarch 1
  • noun queen's counsel (in England when the sovereign is female) a barrister or advocate appointed Counsel to the Crown on the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor, entitled to sit within the bar of the court and to wear a silk gown 0
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Origin of queen's counsel

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Queen's counsel

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queen's counsel popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for queen's counsel

noun queen's counsel

  • qc — Alternative form of QC.
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