court of arches
1Court of Arches — Court Court (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and… …
2Court of arches — Arches Arch es, pl. of {Arch}, n. [1913 Webster] {Court of arches}, or {Arches Court} (Eng. Law), the court of appeal of the Archbishop of Canterbury, whereof the judge, who sits as deputy to the archbishop, is called the Dean of the Arches,… …
3Court of Arches — (also known as the Arches) the ecclesiastical court of appeal for the province of Canterbury, formerly held at the church of St Mary le Bow (so called from the arches that support its steeple) • • • Main Entry: ↑arch …
4court of arches — See arches court …
5Court of Arches — The highest Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury, at one time held in the Church of St. Mary le Bow. See Doctors Commons …
6The Court of Arches — The Court of Arches † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Court of Arches The Court of Arches, so called from the fact that it was anciently held in the Church of St. Mary le Bow (Sancta Maria de Arcubus), in Cheapside, was the chief and most …
7Arches Court — Arches Arch es, pl. of {Arch}, n. [1913 Webster] {Court of arches}, or {Arches Court} (Eng. Law), the court of appeal of the Archbishop of Canterbury, whereof the judge, who sits as deputy to the archbishop, is called the Dean of the Arches,… …
8Arches — Arch es, pl. of {Arch}, n. [1913 Webster] {Court of arches}, or {Arches Court} (Eng. Law), the court of appeal of the Archbishop of Canterbury, whereof the judge, who sits as deputy to the archbishop, is called the Dean of the Arches, because he… …
9Court — (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and to E. garden …
10Court breeding — Court Court (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and… …
