Queen's Counsel

English

Noun

Queen's Counsel (abbreviation QC)

(Britain) a barrister or advocate appointed by the Crown (when the monarch is a queen)
In Canada, an honorific status conferred by the federal or provincial governments to senior or meritorious lawyers.

Related terms

King's Counsel (when the monarch is a king).

Translations

a barrister (UK)

German: Kronanwalt m, Kronanwältin f

Volapük: (of the crown ♂♀) kronalavogan, (♂) kronahilavogan, (♀) kronajilavogan

an honorific status (Canada)

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French: conseiller de la Reine

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