Court of assistants

A court of assistants is a council of members belonging to a professional, trade, craft or livery companies.

The term originated among the London livery companies, as 'certain senior members who manage the affairs of the City of London Companies',^[1] but may also be used by other trade associations. A court of assistants usually comprises the governing body of such organisations, and may include the officials, as in the case of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers founded in 1631: "The governing body of the Company is the Court of Assistants, comprising the Master, three Wardens and not less than ten Assistants."^[2]

Another example is the Honourable Artillery Company, which has an annual General Court open to all members: it meets in March to elect 20 Assistants. The company is governed in its civil and financial affairs by the Court of Assistants, which was first established in 1633.^[3]

References

^ C. T. Onions (ed. and rev.), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary 3rd Edition (Clarendon Press, Oxford 1964 revision): the term is capitalized.
^ "The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers". Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
^ "Court of Assistants". Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2011-09-30.

External links

www.liverycommitteecourses.org Archived 2018-11-29 at the Wayback Machine

[1] C. T. Onions (ed. and rev.), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary 3rd Edition (Clarendon Press, Oxford 1964 revision): the term is capitalized.

[2] "The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers". Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2011-09-28.

[3] "Court of Assistants". Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2011-09-30.

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