Glossary : ancients
Definition 1
English law. A term
for gentlemen in the Inns of
Courts who are of a certain standing. In the
Middle Temple, all
who have passed their readings are termed ancients. In
Gray"s
Inn, the ancients are the oldest barristers, besides which
the
society consists of benchers, barristers and students. In the Inas
of
Chancery, it conts of ancients, and students or clerks.
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