counselor-at-law

[ koun-suh-ler-uht-law ]

noun

, plural coun·se·lors-at-law.

1. counselor ( def 4 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of counselor-at-law¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Our statute provides that no person shall be permitted to practice as an attorney or counselor-at-law, without having previously obtained a license for that purpose from two of the justices of the Supreme Court.

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Lawrence was the youngest son of John Lawrence, Esquire, counselor-at-law at Burlington, N.J., and was the second in command at the celebrated capture of the Philadelphia in the harbor of Tripoli.

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He's a counselor-at-law, he is; and he has inveigled a boy into his keeping, who, he supposes, has a claim on me; and he proposes to make some money out of it.

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I could scarcely compose myself, and must have betrayed indignation in my mien to the stranger, who was a counselor-at-law in the neighborhood, a man of engaging aspect and polite address.

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Mrs. Bradwell made application to be admitted to practice as an attorney and counselor-at-law in the Courts of Illinois.

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