COUNSEL TO THE CROWN

I. (noun)

Meaning:

A barrister selected to serve as counsel to the British ruler

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("Counsel to the Crown" is a kind of...):

barrister (a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Counsel to the Crown"):

King's Counsel (Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a king)

Queen's Counsel (Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a queen)