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Woolsack

Pronunciation: /ˈwʊlsak/
Definition of Woolsack

noun

  • (in the UK) the Lord Chancellor’s wool-stuffed seat in the House of Lords. It is said to have been adopted in Edward III’s reign as a reminder to the Lords of the importance to England of the wool trade.
  • (the Woolsack) the position of Lord Chancellor.

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