Any peerage, as in the expression “the House of Lords”. 1 sheet Comm. 396-iOO. An official title, such as Lord Mayor, Lord Commissioner, etc. In feudal law. A feudal superior or owner; one of them whose fees or reduction are held. The immediate master of the fee, to whom the tenants were directly and personally responsible. Burton, P.O. 317. Supported by Black`s Law Dictionary, Free 2nd ed., and The Law Dictionary. The most important Crown prosecutor in Scotland and one of Scotland`s great civil servants. It is his duty to act as a prosecutor; However, aggrieved individuals may be prosecuted with his consent.

He is assisted by an Attorney General and four junior lawyers, called “assistant lawyers”. He has the power to act as public prosecutor in any court in Scotland where any person can be tried for a crime, or in any action in which the Crown is interested. Wharton.