INN OF COURT


Meaning of INN OF COURT in English

Usage: usually capitalized I&C

1. : one of four sets of buildings in London belonging to four societies of students and practicers of the law

Inner Temple, Middle Temple, Lincoln's Inn, and Gray's Inn are the Inns of Court

2. : one of four societies which alone admit to practice at the English bar — usually used with inn in plural

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.