Birretum
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
or BIRRETUS. A cap or coif used formerly in England by judges and sergeants at law. Spelman; Cunningham.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
BIRRETUS. A cap or coif used formerly in England by judges and sergeants at law. Spelman, Gloss.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
birretus, I. I.
In old judge or Serjeant at law. A head, the first and principal ways worn by the justices laid aside, either by justices or the head, even in the presence
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
BIRRETUS. A cap or eoif used formerly in England by judges and serjeants ab law. Spelman.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Birretus. L. Lat.
In old English practice. The cap or coif of a judge or serjeant at law. Spelman. A cap of linen or silk fitting close to the head, {forma ipsius cranii,) mentioned by Fortescue as always worn by the justices while sitting in the king's court, being the first and principal badge of distinction with which Serjeants at law were decorated at their creation. It was never laid aside, either by the justices or Serjeants, so as entirely to uncover the head, even in the presence of royalty itself. Fortesc. de laud. LL. Angl. c. 60.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
the cap or coif of a judge or serjeant at law. Cunn. Dict.