Serjeant-at-law — (postnominal SL [cite web | url=http://www.burkes peerage.net/code/hith/help/ahp s.asp | title=Abbreviations (S), Burke s Peerage | accessdate=2006 12 07] ) was an order of barristers at the English or Irish bar. Serjeants at law ( servientes ad… … Wikipedia
Serjeant at law — (engl.), soviel wie Sergeant at law (s. d.) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
serjeant-at-law — [sär′jəntat lô′] n. pl. serjeants at law any of a former group of high ranking British barristers * * * … Universalium
serjeant-at-law — [sär′jəntat lô′] n. pl. serjeants at law any of a former group of high ranking British barristers … English World dictionary
serjeant at law — (Brit.) special type of British lawyer … English contemporary dictionary
serjeant at law — Sergeant Ser geant, n. [F. sergent, fr. L. serviens, entis, p. pr. of servire to serve. See {Serve}, and cf. {Servant}.] [Written also {serjeant}. Both spellings are authorized. In England {serjeant} is usually preferred, except for military… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Serjeant-at-law — At one time the highest rank of English barrister at the bar; it was abolished in the late 19c. Working in the court of common pleas, the serjeants at law had a monopoly on pleading cases. They were appointed by the king after 16 years of study… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
serjeant-at-law — noun an English barrister of the highest rank • Syn: ↑serjeant, ↑sergeant at law, ↑sergeant • Hypernyms: ↑barrister … Useful english dictionary
serjeant-at-law — Same as serjeant … Ballentine's law dictionary
serjeant-at-law — noun (plural serjeants at law) Usage: British Date: 1503 a member of a former class of barristers of the highest rank … New Collegiate Dictionary
