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Master of the Rolls
Master of the Rolls n (Law) (in England) a judge of the court of appeal: the senior civil judge in the country and the Keeper of the Records at the Public Record Office Master of the Rolls
Master of the Rolls (in England) a judge of the court of appeal: the senior civil judge in the country and the Keeper of the Records at the Public Record Office Master of the Rolls
Master of the Rolls in England and Wales, the head of the civil division of the Court of Appeal.MASTER OF THE ROLLS. Eng. law. An officer who bears this title, and who acts as an assistant to the lord chancellor, in the court of chancery. 2. This officer was formerly one of the clerks in chancery whose duty was principally confined to keeping the rolls; and when the clerks in chancery became masters, then this officer became distinguished as master of the rolls. Vide Master in Chancery. AcronymsSeeMR |