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serjeants-at-law

serjeants-at-law is the plural of serjeant-at-law.

Meaning of serjeant-at-law

Noun

serjeants-at-law (plural serjeants-at-law)

  1. (historical) A member of an order of barristers at the English and Irish Bar, who for many centuries had exclusive jurisdiction over the Court of Common Pleas.
    Synonyms:
    serjeant, SL

Questions about serjeants-at-law

What is serjeants-at-law the plural of?
Serjeants-at-law is the plural of serjeant-at-law.

Words near serjeants-at-law in the dictionary

  1. serjeanties
  2. serjeantries
  3. serjeantry
  4. serjeants
  5. serjeants-at-arms
  6. serjeants-at-law
  7. serjeants-at-mace
  8. serjeantship
  9. serjeantships
  10. serjeanty
  11. serjt.

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