Queen's Counsel — n a ↑QC … Dictionary of contemporary English
Queen's Counsel — (postnominal QC) ndash; known as King s Counsel (KC) during the reign of a male sovereign ndash; are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty s Counsel learned in the law . Membership exists in various Commonwealth… … Wikipedia
Queen's counsel — Queen Queen, n. [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cw[=e]n wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qu[=a]n wife, woman, Icel. kv[=a]n wife, queen, Goth. q[=e]ns. [root]221. See {Quean}.] 1. The wife of a king. [1913 Webster] 2. A woman who is the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Queen's Counsel — ➔ QC * * * Queen s Counsel UK US noun [C] ► QC(Cf. ↑QC) … Financial and business terms
Queen's counsel — See barrister. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 … Law dictionary
Queen's Counsel — ► NOUN ▪ a senior barrister appointed on the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor … English terms dictionary
Queen's Counsel — noun Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a queen • Hypernyms: ↑Counsel to the Crown * * * noun, pl ⋯ sels [count] : a barrister who is chosen to represent the British royal family in a court of law used when Britain is ruled by a… … Useful english dictionary
Queen's counsel — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Queen's counsel — King s (Queen s) counsel Barristers or Serjeants who have been called within the bar and selected to be the king s (or queen s) counsel. They answer in some measure to the advocati fisci, or advocates of the revenue, among the Romans. They could… … Black's law dictionary
Queen's counsel — King s (Queen s) counsel Barristers or Serjeants who have been called within the bar and selected to be the king s (or queen s) counsel. They answer in some measure to the advocati fisci, or advocates of the revenue, among the Romans. They could… … Black's law dictionary
