Master of the Rolls noun2 •The President of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Civil Division, and Head of Civil Justice; a judge who is second in seniority in England and Wales only to the Lord Chief Justice. •(slang, no longer used) A baker.What do I care for lawyers! Aʼnt I a baker and Master of the Rolls myself: […] — 1828 formsMasters of the Rolls