Bishop - Law Dictionary Search Results
Semper pr'sumitur pro negante
483, on the question whether the opposition to the confirma-tion whether the opposition to the confirmation of a bishop is merely formal or not] things remain as they were before the Court was applied to; e.g., a
Fieri facias de bonis ecclesiasticis
not having any lay fee, a plaintiff may issue a fi. fa. de bonis ecclesiasticis, addressed to the bishop of the diocese, commanding him to make of the ecclesiastical goods and chattels belonging to the defendant within
Visitation
Visitation, judicial visit or perambulation; the periodical visit of a bishop or archdeacon to his clergy at the principal church of the diocese or archdeaconry, when he delivers a
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Vice-dominus episcopi
Vice-dominus episcopi, the vicar-general or commissary of a bishop, Blount.
Tricesima
in the county of Hereford, so called because thirty burgesses paid 1d. rent for their houses to the bishop, who was lord of the manor, Lib. Nik. Heref.
Tribunal
because it has not like 'court' any ascertainable meaning in English law. There is a reference to the bishop's commission of enquiry as a judicial tribunal and, significantly, specific mention has been made in these terms: Disputes
Translation
Translation, the removal from one place to another; the removal of a bishop to another diocese.
Taxatio ecclesiastica
King Henry III, the tenth of all spirituals for three years. this taxation was first made by Walter, Bishop of Norwich, delegated by the Pope to this office in 38 Hen. III., and hence called Taxatio Norwicencis.
Synodal
Synodal, a tribute or payment in money paid to the bishop or archdeacon by the inferior clergy at the Easter visitation, 25 Hen. 8, c. 10.
Surrogate
Surrogate, one that is substituted or appointed in the room of another, as by a bishop, chancellor, judge, etc., especially an officer appointed to dispense licences to marry without banns, 2 Steph. Com. A
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