Preaudience
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The right of being heard before another. A privilege belonging to the English bar, the members of which are entitled to be heard in their order, according to rank, beginning with the queen's attorney general, and ending with barristers at large. 3 Bl. Comm. 28, note; 3 Steph. Comm. 387, note.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
The right to a hearing ahead of others by reason of rank or precedence. See 3 Bl. Comm. 28, note.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The right of being heard before another. A privilege belonging to the English bar, the members of which are entitled to be heard in their order, ac-cerding to rank, beginning with the king's attorney general, and ending with barristers at large. 3 Steph. Comm. 387, note.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
The right of being heard before another; a privilege of the English bar, the members of which are entitled to be heard in their order, according to rank.