| 单词 | chamber counsellor |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschamber counsellor chamber counsellor n. †(a) a private adviser; esp. a courtier who advises a monarch; cf. chamber counsel n. (a) (obsolete); (b) = chamber counsel n. (b) (now historical). ΘΚΠ society > law > legal profession > lawyer > [noun] > counsellor, barrister, or advocate > counsel who gives opinions in private chamber counsela1616 chamber counsellor1711 chamber barrister1825 1594 W. Jones tr. J. Lipsius Sixe Bks. Politickes iii. ix. 53 And troth it selfe admonisheth and sayth, that these chamber counsellors, do sell the best, the wariest, and wisest Emperor. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 2. ⁋6 He is..among Divines what a Chamber-Counsellor is among Lawyers. 1789 W. Romaine Let. 11 Apr. (1796) VII. 358 It is a great favour to me, who am now only a chamber counsellor, to know the circumstances of my friends..that I may advise, and pray for suitable grace. 1805 A. A. Opie Adeline Mowbray III. i. 40 Mr. Langley..was celebrated for his abilities as a chamber counsellor. 1848 Amer. Almanac 1849 339 In New York he was appointed judge of the Marine Court, continuing in the practice of his profession as a chamber counsellor. 1857 H. E. Davenport Rovings on Land & Sea 21 The old Chamber Counsellor, Balder, might, indeed, be pensioned off. 1932 J. W. Reed & F. A. Pottle Boswell, Laird of Auchinleck, 1778–1782 (1993) 100 (note) Robert Sheldon (1744-1830) was ‘chamber-counsellor’ only because, as a Roman Catholic, he could not qualify for admission to the bar. < as lemmas |
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