(in the UK) in the reign of a king, the term for Queen in Council
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This Act was confirmed and finally enacted by an Order of the King in Council dated 30th May 1832, and published and declared in the Province on 19th September 1832.
When his address to the King in Council received no action, he sent another, discreetly chiding the Council for their neglect of the King's business.
Judges are appointed by the King in Council on the recommendation of the Ministry of Justice.
Why bother with having constitutional amendments brought to the King in Council for promulgation?
In 1258 the Provisions of Oxford forbade the issue of new writs without the permission of the King in Council.