Giving Rings
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
A ceremony by gift of finger rings by a barrister on being made a serjeant-at-law.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A ceremony anciently performed in England by serjeants at law at the time of their appointment. The rings were inscribed with a motto, generally in Latin.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A ceremony anciently performed in England by serjeants at law ab the time of their appointment. The rings were inscribed with a motto, generally in Latin.