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preaudience

preaudience noun: precedence of rank at the bar among lawyers.

Noun

preaudience (uncountable)

  1. (UK, historical) Precedence of rank at the bar among lawyers.
    • A patent of precedence is sometimes granted cedence to barristers , which entitles them to such rank and preaudience as are assigned in their respective patents1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC

preaudience meaning in Tamil

preaudience in Tamil

முற்கூற்றுரிமை

Origin of preaudience

From pre- + audience, i.e. the right to be heard before another.

Questions about preaudience

What does preaudience mean?
Preaudience means precedence of rank at the bar among lawyers.
What is preaudience in Tamil?
Preaudience in Tamil is முற்கூற்றுரிமை. See Preaudience meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is preaudience?
Preaudience is a noun.

Words near preaudience in the dictionary

  1. preattention
  2. preattentional
  3. preattentive
  4. preattentively
  5. preauction
  6. preaudience
  7. preaudit
  8. preaudited
  9. preauditing
  10. preauditory
  11. preaudits

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