MASTER OF THE ROLLS

Definition: MASTER OF THE ROLLS

MASTER OF THE ROLLS

1. In England, an officer who has charge of the rolls and patents that pass the great seal, and of the records of the chancery, and acts as assistant judge of the court. --Bouvier. --Wharton.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Specialty Definition: MASTER OF THE ROLLS

Domain	Definition
Literature	Master of the Rolls A punning term for a baker. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Slang in 1811	MASTER OF THE ROLLS. A baker. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
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Specialty Definition: Master of the Rolls

The Master of the Rolls is the third most senior judge of England, the Lord Chancellor being first and the Lord Chief Justice being second. The Master of the Rolls is the presiding officer of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal.

The title of the office derives from the fact that originally, the office-holder was a clerk responsible for keeping the "Rolls," or records, of the Chancery court. The post eventually evolved into a judicial one, but the Master still retains his clerical functions by serving as the nominal head of the Public Record Office.

The present Master of the Rolls is the Lord Philips of Worth Maltravers.

Synonyms within Context: MASTER OF THE ROLLS

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Judge	Lord Chancellor, Lord Justice; Master of the Rolls, Vice Chancellor; Lord Chief Justice, Chief Baron; Mr. Justice, Associate Justice, Chief Justice; Baron, Baron of the Exchequer.
Recorder	Noun: recorder, notary, clerk; registrar, registrary, register; prothonotary; amanuensis, secretary, scribe, babu, remembrancer, bookkeeper, custos rotulorum, Master of the Rolls.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Commercial Usage: MASTER OF THE ROLLS

Domain	Title
Books	Restraining the Misuse of Power: Being the Jubilee Presidential Address of the Rt. Hon. Lord Denning, D.C.L., LL.D., Master of the Rolls ... (reference) (more book examples)
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Anagrams: MASTER OF THE ROLLS

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