Dozen Peers
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Twelve peers assembled at the instance of the barons, in the reign of Henry III., to be privy counsellors, or rather conservators of the kingdom. Wharton.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Twelve peers assembled at the instance of the barons, in the reign of Henry III., to be privy counselors or rather conservators of the kingdom.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Twelve peers assembled at the instance of the barons, in the reign of Henry ILI., to be privy counselors, or rather conservators of the kingdom.