Claves Curiae
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The keys of the court. A figurative term applied in Scotch law to the officers of court.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
The keys of the court.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The Keys of the court. They were the officers of the Scotch courts, such as clerk, doomster, and serjeant. Burrill. CLAVES INSUL#.
In Manx law. The keys of the Island of Man, or twelve persons to whom all ambiguous and weighty causes are referred,