Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prisoner's friend

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: pris-on-er's friend
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An officer acting as counsel for the defendant in a court-martial.

Example Sentences

"Prior to trial a soldier would be offered the assistance of an officer to act as 'prisoner's friend'. In essence the officer acted as defending counsel, although little is heard of legally qualified officers appearing. Foolishly some men declined this assistance, although more often than not the officer was unskilled in advocacy."
"I was 'counsel for the defence', or 'prisoner's friend'. My chap had deserted for nearly two years and spent six months in a civvy jug. With papers under my arm and serious countenance I visited him in his cell day after day, […]"

Questions

What does prisoner's friend mean?: An officer acting as counsel for the defendant in a court-martial.

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