Definition for writer to the Signet - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	writer to the Signet (writer to the Sig¦net) noun historical (in Scotland) a senior solicitor conducting cases in the Court of Session. Origin: originally a clerk in the Secretary of State's office who prepared writs for the royal Signet		More words in this category affirmation brief commutation effectual evidence foreclose incorporeal jurisprudence locus standi Miranda 2 poind precognition Regina 2 rule sex discrimination Stamp Act subpoena duces tecum undertenant verify white book Nearby Words write write-back write-down write-in write-off write-once write-protect write-up writer writer to the Signet writer-in-residence writerly writhe writhen writing writing case writing desk writing pad writing paper