— barristerial /bar'euh stear"ee euhl/ , adj.
/bar"euh steuhr/ , n. Law.
1. (in England) a lawyer who is a member of one of the Inns of Court and who has the privilege of pleading in the higher courts. Cf. solicitor (def. 4).
2. Informal. any lawyer.
[ 1535-45; deriv. of BAR 1 , perh. after obs. legister lawyer or MINISTER ]