bâtonniern.
/batɒnˈjeɪ/ The title of the doyen of the Bar of Paris and of Quebec.
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1907 Westm. Gaz. 26 Nov. 10/1 It is from circumstances connected with St. Catherine's festivals that the ‘bâtonnier’ of the Paris Bar derives his curious designation.
1918 E. Clarke Story of my Life xxviii. 368 I was entertained at dinner by the Quebec Bar; Mr. Donald MacMaster, the batonnier, presided.
1921 Q. Rev. Jan. 23 The riding in which he [sc. Sir W. Laurier] had practised as a lawyer; in which he achieved the only prize in his profession that ever fell to him—election as batonnier by the Bar of the county.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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