court of arches
61Ecclesiastical court — An ecclesiastical court (also called Court Christian or Court Spiritual ) is any of certain courts having jurisdiction mainly in spiritual or religious matters. In the Middle Ages in many areas of Europe these courts had much wider powers than… …
62audience court — In English law, a court belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury, having jurisdiction of matters of form only, as the confirmation of bishops, and the like. This court has the same authority with the Court of Arches, but is of inferior dignity… …
63audience court — In English law, a court belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury, having jurisdiction of matters of form only, as the confirmation of bishops, and the like. This court has the same authority with the Court of Arches, but is of inferior dignity… …
64dean of the arches — Usage: usually capitalized D&A Etymology: from the Court of Arches, the court of appeal for the province of Canterbury : a lay judge in an ecclesiastical court (as the chancery court of the province of York) : the official principal of the… …
65Dean of arches — Dean Dean, n. [OE. dene, deene, OF. deien, dien, F. doyen, eldest of a corporation, a dean, L. decanus the chief of ten, one set over ten persons, e. g., over soldiers or over monks, from decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Decemvir}.] 1. A dignitary… …
66Dean of Arches — noun Dean of the Court of Arches (see under ↑arch1) • • • Main Entry: ↑dean …
67Dean of the Arches — In England, the presiding judge of the Court of Arches (q.v.) …
68Dean of the Arches — In England, the presiding judge of the Court of Arches (q.v.) …
69audience court — An ecclesiastical court with jurisdiction inferior to that of the court of arches, and in which the archbishop probably exercised a considerable part of his jurisdiction …
70Arches, Court of — See Curia de Arcubus …
