counsel to the crown

English Thesaurus

1. a barrister selected to serve as counsel to the British ruler (noun.person)

hypernym	:	barrister,
definition	:	a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution (noun.person)

hyponym	:	king's counsel,
definition	:	Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a king (noun.person)

hyponym	:	queen's counsel,
definition	:	Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a queen (noun.person)