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单词 preaudience
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preaudiencen.

Brit. /(ˌ)priːˈɔːdɪəns/, U.S. /ˌpriˈɔdiəns/, /ˌpriˈɑdiəns/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, audience n.
Etymology: < pre- prefix + audience n.
Chiefly Law (now chiefly rare).
The right or privilege of one person to be heard prior to another, spec. in regard to legal proceedings, as an indication of precedence or relative rank among barristers.
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preaudience1742
1742 R. North & M. North Life F. North 37 He was immediately thereupon made of the King's Counsel; which gave him the Privilege of Pre-audience, and coming within the Bar.
1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. iii. 28 They [sc. barristers] are entitled to such rank and pre-audience as are assigned in their respective patents.
1815 Edinb. Rev. 25 539 The remarkable contest for preaudience which occurred between Lord North and Lord Surry.
1841 R. Meeson & W. N. Welsby Rep. Cases Exchequer VII. 188 The Postman and Tubman claimed pre-audience.
1878 Times 22 Apr. 4/6 The competition for pre-audience [in the House of Commons] was brisk, especially among those who were best entitled to be heard.
1908 Westm. Gaz. 14 Feb. 1/3 O'Connell's patent conferred on him precedence and pre-audience immediately after the Law Officers of the Crown.
1972 Times 27 Nov. 21/5 He said that under the royal patents, Queen's counsel had a right of ‘precedence and pre-audience’ in the courts.
1999 R. A. Melikan John Scott, Lord Eldon 20 A habit of poor attendance, and of claiming preaudience..had led to several formal and informal attempts either to exclude them [sc. lawyers] completely or to prevent them from practising in the courts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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