ser·jeant-at-law | \ ˌsär-jənt-ət-ˈlȯ 
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\ plural serjeants-at-law
Definition of serjeant-at-law
British : a member of a former class of barristers of the highest rank
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The first known use of serjeant-at-law was in 1503
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