Usher
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence · Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
A subordinate officer in the English courts of law. The ushers of the superior courts of law are appointed by the chief justices and chief baron respectively. Tliere are also ushers in the courts of chancery, appointed in like manner by the judges of those courts. Brmm. Usher of the black rod. The gentleman usher of the black rod is an officer of the house of lords appointed by letterspatent from the crown. His duties are, by himself or deputy, to desire the attendance of the commons in the house of peers when the royal assent is given to bills either by the queen in person or by commission, to execute orders for the commitment of persons guilty of breach of privilege, and also to assist in the introduction of peers when they take the oaths and their seats.
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