In England, a barrister of senior rank; the term is used when a king is on the throne and Queen's Counsel...
[n] - Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a king
a body of barristers of a higher status who are specially appointed to be the crown's counsel, and who are permitted to plead inside the bar in the court. · a member of this body of barristers. · an honorary title conferred on a successful barrister when the sovereign is a king, originally for services in representing the crown but now...