(the rolls)
1(the) Rolls Royce of something — the Rolls Royce of something phrase something that is considered to be the best type of a particular product This is the Rolls Royce of vacuum cleaners. Thesaurus: best person or thing or the best examplesynonym Main entry: Rolls Royce …
2the Rolls Royce of something — something that is considered to be the best type of a particular product This is the Rolls Royce of vacuum cleaners …
3Liberty of the Rolls — The Liberty of the Rolls was a Liberty, later a civil parish within the boundaries of Westminster, in Middlesex. Named perhaps for the ancient Rolls House upon Chancery Lane where the rolls of the Court of Chancery of England were kept, or… …
4Master of the Rolls in Ireland — The office of Master of the Rolls in Ireland originated in the office of the keeper of the Rolls in the Irish Chancery and became an office granted by letters patent in 1333. It was abolished in 1924. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries… …
5Master of the Rolls — the most senior civil judge in the legal system in England and Wales. The Master of the Rolls is in charge of the Court of Appeal and is also a member of the Privy Council. * * * …
6keeper of the rolls — The incumbent of an old office in England. The keeper of the rolls or records of the county, who was the principal justice of the peace. 1 Bl Comm 349 …
7Master of the Rolls — This article is part of the series: Courts of England and Wales Law of England and Wales …
8Clerk of the Rolls — Isle of Man This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the Isle of Man …
9master of the rolls — Etymology: Middle English Maister of the Rolles : a high official of the British judiciary having custody of the records of the Court of Chancery and important patents and grants and serving usually as presiding judge of the Court of Appeal and… …
10Master of the rolls — Roll Roll, n. [F. r[^o]le a roll (in sense 3), fr. L. rotulus ? little wheel, LL., a roll, dim. of L. rota a wheel. See {Roll}, v., and cf. {R[^o]le}, {Rouleau}, {Roulette}.] 1. The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll of a… …
