Bisa ga daidaitattun ƙamus na Turanci, ma'anar "Shawarar Sarauniya" (wanda aka fi sani da "QC") shine:Lauyi da ake ba wa lauya, yawanci a cikin United Masarautar da sauran ƙasashen Commonwealth, waɗanda aka amince da su don ƙwarewarsu da gogewa a cikin aikin doka, kuma wanda sarki ne ke naɗa shi (ko, a wasu lokuta, gwamnatin da ta dace ko hukumomin shari'a) don wakiltar Crown ko ba da shawarar doka. kan muhimman al'amura. Har ila yau, a wasu lokuta ana kiran Lauyan Sarauniya da "Shawarar Sarki" lokacin da sarkin da ke mulki ya zama namiji. wanda aka naɗa a matsayin Mashawarcin Sarauniya, kuma yana da damar yin amfani da haruffan bayan fage na "QC" bayan sunansu, a matsayin alamar bambancinsu da matsayinsu na ƙwararrun ƙwararrun ƙwararrun shari'a.Lura: Kalmar “Shawarar Sarauniya” ta keɓance ga ƙasashen da ke cikin ƙungiyar Commonwealth ta Biritaniya, kuma ana amfani da ma’anar kalmar “Babban Shawarwari” a wasu hukunce-hukunce, kamar Ireland da wasu jihohin Ostireliya, masu ma’ana iri ɗaya. da ayyuka.