postman
postman n. (1)邮递员 (2)〈英〉「杆边律师」 从前财税法庭〔court of exchequer〕具有优先申请权的初级出庭律师，坐在外席〔Outer Bar〕前排左端，即「杆」〔post〕——在税收案件中用作长度测具者——的旁边，除国王事务外，对于普通法问题拥有优先发言权。另一与之对称的是「桶边律师」〔tubman〕，坐在外席前排右端，即「桶」——在税收案件中用作容积测具者——的旁边，对衡平法问题拥有优先发言权。 (→tub-man)
POSTMAN
postman
postman (pohst-m[schwa]n). Hist. A barrister in the Court of Exchequer who had precedence in motions. • The postman was so called because of the post he stood next to when making motions. Cf. TUBMAN. “The postman was an experienced member of the junior Bar who had a place in the Court of Exchequer by the