barristerial

bar·ris·ter

[bar-uh-ster]
noun Law.
1.
(in England) a lawyer who is a member of one of the Inns of Court and who has the privilege of pleading in the higher courts. Compare solicitor ( def 4 ).
2.
Informal. any lawyer.

Origin:
1535–45; derivative of bar1, perhaps after obsolete legister lawyer or minister

bar·ris·te·ri·al [bar-uh-steer-ee-uhl] , adjective
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barrister (ˈbærɪstə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  Compare solicitor advocate See also counsel Also called: barrister-at-law (in England) a lawyer who has been called to the bar and is qualified to plead in the higher courts
2.  (in Canada) a lawyer who pleads in court
3.  (US) a less common word for lawyer
 
[C16: from bar1]

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barrister
1540s, "a student of law who has been called to the bar," from bar (3) in the legal sense. Also see attorney.
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