stuff gownsman

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English

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Etymology

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From the older sense of stuff (fabric), which they wear in contradistinction to the silk gowns of Queen's Counsel.

Noun

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stuff gownsman (plural stuff gownsmen)

  1. (law) A junior barrister.
    Synonym: stuff gown