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Master of the Rolls
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English
Etymology
The sense of a baker is a pun alluding to bread rolls.
Noun
Master of the Rolls Masters of the Rolls
The President of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Civil Division, and Head of Civil Justice; a judge who is second in seniority in England and Wales only to the Lord Chief Justice.
en UK slang obsolete humorous A baker.
en 1828 George Cruikshank The Universal Songster, Or Museum of Mirth 144 What do I care for lawyers! Aʼnt I a baker and Master of the Rolls myself:
References
baker 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary
en Law