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SERGEANT-AT-LAW

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Dictionary entry overview: What does sergeant-at-law mean?

• SERGEANT-AT-LAW (noun)
The noun SERGEANT-AT-LAW has 1 sense:

1. an English barrister of the highest rank

Familiarity information: SERGEANT-AT-LAW used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SERGEANT-AT-LAW (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An English barrister of the highest rank

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

sergeant-at-law; serjeant; serjeant-at-law; sergeant

Hypernyms ("sergeant-at-law" is a kind of...):

barrister (a British lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law)

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