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A department belonging to the Court of Queen’s Bench. There are three Crown officers appointed by the Lord Chief Justice—viz. (1) Queen’s Coroner and Attorney; (2) the Master; and (3) the Assistant Master. The offices are held during good behaviour.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.