"Queen's Counsel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Queen's Counsel [plural], Queen's Counsels [plural], QC [abbreviation]
Etymology: queen's + counsel Head templates: {{head|en|noun|plural|Queen's Counsel|or|Queen's Counsels|abbreviation|QC|head=Queen's Counsel}} Queen's Counsel (plural Queen's Counsel or Queen's Counsels, abbreviation QC)
  1. (UK, Canada, New Zealand, occasionally Australia) An honorific status officially conferred on senior or meritorious barristers (and occasionally other kinds of lawyer) during the reign of a queen. Tags: Canada, New-Zealand, UK
    Sense id: en-Queen's_Counsel-en-noun-GqEf9juZ Categories (other): Australian English, British English, Canadian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 72 28
  2. (UK, historical) A barrister or advocate appointed by the Crown during the reign of a queen. Tags: UK, historical Related terms: Senior Counsel, take silk Translations (a barrister): 御用大律師 (Chinese Mandarin), 御用大律师 (yùyòng dàlǜshī) (Chinese Mandarin), Kronanwalt [masculine] (German), Kronanwältin [feminine] (German), kronalavogan (alt: of the crown ♂♀) (Volapük), kronahilavogan [masculine] (Volapük), kronajilavogan [feminine] (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-Queen's_Counsel-en-noun-RwW6IokQ Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'a barrister': 30 70

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