lady’s friend

lady’s friend. Hist. The title of an officer in the English House of Commons, whose duty was to secure a suitable provision for a wife when her husband sought a parliamentary divorce. • In 1857, parliamentary divorces and the office of lady’s friend were abolished by statute.

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译者Sherry，毕业于欧洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与复杂并购相关的法律文件。