Queen's Counsel

American  

noun

1. King's Counsel.

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Queen's Counsel British  

noun

1. Also called (when the sovereign is male): King's Counsel.  (in England when the sovereign is female) a barrister or advocate appointed Counsel to the Crown on the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor, entitled to sit within the bar of the court and to wear a silk gown

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Etymology

Origin of Queen's Counsel

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Queen’s Counsel barrister Nick Vineall, representing the Maduro-backed central bank, said that rather than being “fatal” to his side’s case, the UK foreign secretary’s statement had instead supported it.

From Reuters • Jul. 19, 2021

In the 1980s, she was appointed to the Law Commission, an independent body that scrutinizes laws in England and Wales, and became a Queen’s Counsel, a member of a select group of senior trial lawyers.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2019

But Mullen was riled by the leading defense barristers, who were all Queen’s Counsel, the finest trial lawyers in Britain.

From The New Yorker • May 20, 2019

The new MP for Edinburgh South West is an advocate who was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2009.

From BBC • May 8, 2015

In 1872 he was appointed a Queen's Counsel by the Ontario Government, but afterwards declined to have the appointment confirmed by the Government of the Dominion.

From The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 by Dent, John Charles