"subreader" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: subreaders [plural]
Etymology: From sub- + reader. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|reader}} sub- + reader Head templates: {{en-noun}} subreader (plural subreaders)
  1. (law, UK, archaic) An under reader in the inns of court, who reads the texts of law the reader is to discourse upon. Tags: UK, archaic Categories (topical): Law, People

Inflected forms

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