premier serjeant
The serjeant given the primary right of preaudience by royal letters patent. — Also termed prime serjeant. See PREAUDIENCE.
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premier serjeant
premier serjeant 〈英〉首席高级律师 即地位最高的王室高级律师〔king’s serjeants〕，由国王以特许状任命，在法庭上享有优先发言权〔pre-audience〕。
Queen’s serjeant
Queen’s serjeant 〈英〉王室高级律师 如高级律师受聘为皇家大律师〔Q.C.〕，称王室高级律师。更高的职位则为王室首席高级律师〔Queen’s Premier Serjeant〕及王室元老高级律师〔Queen’s Ancient Serjeant〕。
serjeant at law
serjeant-at-law. Hist. English law. A barrister of superior grade; one who had achieved the highest degree of the legal profession, having (until 1846) the exclusive privilege of practicing in the Court of Common Pleas. • Every judge of the common-law courts was required to be a serjeant-at-law until the Judicature Act of 1873. The rank