Toque

I find the word toque useful in Scrabble (as is roque).

Toque is a French lawyer’s hat, though. It now refers to the lawyer’s ‘letterbox’ at court, which used to be a pigeonhole to put the hat in – similar to the German Gerichtsfach – did those once hold hats too? (Take this with a pinch of salt, as I don’t do French law).

La Toque

Here is a picture of toques.

I’ve been thinking of this after reading the Guardian’s recap of the series Spiral (Engrenages), and in particular the comments. The recap article specifically refers to the commenter auroreboréalis, who is very informative on the law. Here, for example, most recently, on whether Joséphine Karlsson could become a juge d’ìnstruction:

There are 4 different types of passerelles (access routes between professions/occupations) between the profession of avocat and juge d’instruction, depending on your situation, age, years of experience, previous studies etc. It’s all detailed here: Avocat, magistrat, huissier, notaire… les différentes passerelles entre les métiers du droit and here)….

The comments are an excellent aid to watching or rewatching the series.

2 thoughts on “Toque

  1. I take it your last two entries were the beginning of a delightful hat parade? While the gentleman in pin-striped trousers boasted of a stylish – what do you call it? It looks like
    a topsy-turvy soup dish with a really broad brim -, le toque has hardly any rim at all. I’m really looking forward to the next picture. Of a beret perhaps? Or a Prinz-Heinrich-Mütze? Somewhere in the world all sorts of hats must be worn with pride, be it in court or church or university.

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