Master of the Rolls

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The President of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Civil Division, and Head of Civil Justice; a judge who is second in seniority in England and Wales only to the Lord Chief Justice.
  2. A baker. UK,humorous,obsolete,slang
    — What do I care for lawyers! Aʼnt I a baker and Master of the Rolls myself: […]

词形变化

Masters of the Rolls plural

词源

The sense of a baker is a pun alluding to bread rolls.
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