BARRISTER


Meaning of BARRISTER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈber-ə-stər, ˈba-rə- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English barrester, from barre bar + -ster (as in legister lawyer)

Date: 15th century

: a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court — compare solicitor

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.