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barrister definition

bar·ris·ter (bar′is tər, ber′-)

noun

in England, a qualified member of the legal profession who presents and pleads cases in court; counselor-at-law

Etymology: < bar () + -ister, as in minister, chorister

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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