Queen's Counsel

English Etymology queen's + counsel Noun en noun Queen's Counsel plural Queen's Counsel or Queen's Counsels abbreviation QC en UK Canada New Zealand occasionally Australia An honorific status officially conferred on senior or meritorious barristers (and occasionally other kinds of lawyer) during the reign of a queen. en w:Lisa Pulitzer Murder in Paradise: The Mystery Surrounding the Murder of American Lois Livingston McMillen New York, N.Y. St. Martin’s Paperbacks 2003 166 https://archive.org/details/murderinparadise0000puli/page/166/mode/1up 0-312-98444-8 Archibald was one of two Queen’s Counsels on Tortola, a distinguished title that permitted attorneys to be seated at the lead defense table when arguing a case before the court. en w:Brian Deer Unblinded https://archive.org/details/the-doctor-who-fooled-the-world-andrew-wakefields-war-on-vaccines-brian-deer-z-library/page/n166/mode/1up The Doctor Who Fooled the World: Andrew Wakefield’s War on Vaccines Brunswick, Vic. Scribe Publications 2020 9781925713688 Barr’s three Queen’s Counsel absorbed Kawashima as they pored over reports from both sides. en UK historic A barrister or advocate appointed by the Crown during the reign of a queen. Usage notes During the reign of a king, the position is styled en King's Counsel (KC). Related terms Senior Counsel take silk Translations a barrister Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 御用大律師 yùyòng dàlǜshī German: de Kronanwalt m, de Kronanwältin f Volapük: of the crown ♂♀ vo kronalavogan, ♂ vo kronahilavogan, ♀ vo kronajilavogan an honorific status French: fr conseiller de la Reine