stuff gownsman

English

Etymology

From the older sense of stuff (“fabric”), which they wear in contradistinction to the silk gowns of Queen's Counsel.

Noun

stuff gownsman (plural stuff gownsmen)

  1. (law) A junior barrister.
    Synonym: stuff gown
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