Court of Peculiars — The Court of Peculiars is an ecclesiastical court of the Church of England. The court sits with a Dean, who is also the Dean of the Arches. The Registrars are the Joint Provincial Registrars. The Court of Peculiars deals with all legal matters… … Wikipedia
Court of Peculiars — /kort av pakyuwlyarz/ A spiritual court in England, being a branch of, and annexed to, the Court of Arches. It has a jurisdiction over all those parishes dispersed through the province of Canterbury, in the midst of other dioceses, which are… … Black's law dictionary
Court of Peculiars — /kort av pakyuwlyarz/ A spiritual court in England, being a branch of, and annexed to, the Court of Arches. It has a jurisdiction over all those parishes dispersed through the province of Canterbury, in the midst of other dioceses, which are… … Black's law dictionary
court of peculiars — An ecclesiastical court which was a branch of the court of arches to which it was annexed. It had jurisdiction over those parishes in the province of Canterbury which were situated in dioceses exempt from the ordinary s jurisdiction. All… … Ballentine's law dictionary
peculiars court — See court of peculiars … Ballentine's law dictionary
Dean of peculiars — Peculiar Pe*cul iar, n. 1. That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic. [1913 Webster] Revenge is . . . the peculiar of Heaven. South. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eng. Canon Law) A particular parish or church… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ecclesiastical 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… … Wikipedia
Dean of peculiars — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peculiar — Pe*cul iar, n. 1. That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic. [1913 Webster] Revenge is . . . the peculiar of Heaven. South. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eng. Canon Law) A particular parish or church which is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Common Law — Common Law † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Common Law (Lat. communis, general, of general application; lex, law) The term is of English origin and is used to describe the juridical principles and general rules regulating the possession … Catholic encyclopedia
