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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.