Defn: An ancient high court exercising jurisdiction in certain cases, mainly criminal, which sat without the intervention of a jury. It consisted of the king's council, or of the privy council only with the addition of certain judges. It could proceed on mere rumor or examine witnesses; it could apply torture. It was abolished by the Long Parliament in 1641. Encyc. Brit.
STARCHED
Starched, a.
1. Stiffened with starch.
2. Stiff; precise; formal. Swift.
STARCHEDNESS
Starch"ed*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being starched; stiffness in manners; formality.
STARCHER
Starch"er, n.
Defn: One who starches.
STARCHLY
Starch"ly, adv.
Defn: In a starched or starch manner.