serjeant-at-law

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serjeant-at-law

noun serjeants-at-law · sergeant-at-law

historical A member of an order of barristers at the English and Irish Bar, who for many centuries had exclusive jurisdiction over the Court of Common Pleas.
Similar: serjeant, SL

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@misc{serjeant_at_law_2026,
  title = {serjeant-at-law},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/serjeant-at-law},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}