Inns of Court
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The four voluntary societies which have the exclusive right of calling to the
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Inns of Court” mean?
The four voluntary societies which have the exclusive right of calling to the
Is “Inns of Court” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.