[Ads-l] Antedating of "Chief Justice" (U.S.)

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Tue Nov 7 19:32:48 UTC 2023


Chief Justice (OED, (b), 1788)

1787 Alexander Hamilton _Draft of a Constitution_ 17 Sept. (Founders Online)  There shall be a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Fred Shapiro

------------------------------------------------------------
The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org


More information about the Ads-l mailing list