Master of the Rolls en · NOUN
Etymology
The sense of a baker is a pun alluding to bread rolls.
Meanings
- 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.
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(UK, humorous, obsolete, slang) A baker.
What do I care for lawyers! Aʼnt I a baker and Master of the Rolls myself: […]
1828, George Cruikshank, The Universal Songster, Or Museum of Mirth, page 144:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters of the Rolls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |