English Explanatory Dictionary

stuff gownsman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A junior barrister.

Word forms

stuff gownsman stuff gownsmen

Etymology

From the older sense of stuff (“fabric”), which they wear in contradistinction to the silk gowns of Queen's Counsel.

Synonyms

stuff gown
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on S Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary