ancient readings
ancient readings 古代读本 有关英国古代制定法的阅读材料或演讲,从前在法律上被认为极具权威性。
ancient readings. Hist. Lectures on ancient English statutes, formerly having substantial legal authority.
ancients. Hist. Certain members of seniority in the Inns of Court and Chancery. • In Gray’s Inn, the society con-sisted of benchers, ancients, barristers, and students under the bar, with the ancients being the oldest barristers. In the Middle Temple, those who passed the readings were termed ancients. The Inns of Chancery consisted of both