| 单词 | king in council |
| 释义 | > as lemmasking in council king in council n. (in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries, during the reign of a king) denoting the king exercising legislative and (esp. in early use) judicial power on matters of state, on the advice of, and with the consent of, his Privy Council (privy council n. 3); cf. queen in council n. at queen n. Phrases 3.In early use probably not a fixed collocation. ΚΠ 1681 E. Conway Let. 8 June in Galway Corporation Bk. B in Jrnl. Galway Archaeol. & Hist. Soc. (1908) 125 Mathew Quynn hath proceeded so far as to procure his Majesties lettre from the other office, but meeting with a Caveat at the signet, where it is to be entred, petitioned the King in Council. 1747 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1851) V. 101 The Order of the King in Council which was directed to be laid before us. 1830 Rep. Sel. Comm. Office High Sheriff 3 High Sheriffs are nominated by The King in Council. 1949 Manch. Guardian 8 Dec. 3 An order is to be submitted to the King in Council bringing the Lands Tribunal Act, 1949, into operation on January 1, 1950. < as lemmas |
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