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Convocation
for that of York. Convocation consists of an upper and a lower house. In the upper sit the bishops and in the lower all the deans, the senior archdeacons, and the proctors of the clergy. A canon
Rochet
A linen garment resembling the surplise but with narrower sleeves also without sleeves worn by bishops and by some other ecclesiastical dignitaries in certain religious ceremonies
Russian Church
Moscow as Patriarch of the church is regarded as the first among equals in order of deference among bishops of the church
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Baron
is said that it is the possession of their ancient landed territories which imparts the barony to the bishops, there by giving them a place in the Upper House, although they hold by succession, not by inheritance;
Bastard
not allow a child to remain a bastard if the parents afterwards intermarried, but a proposal by the bishops to assimilate the law of England to the canon law in this respect was rejected by Parliament in
Bench
of justice. (1) The judge or the aggregate body of the judges of any given Court; (2) the bishops; (3) the benchers of an Inn of Court. see KING'S BENCH. Means a Bench of a Tribunal. [Administrative
Brief
of counsel at the trial or hearing. See BARRISTER. Also a document bearing the royal signature addressed to bishops and clergy, authorizing the collection in churches of money for charitable purposes therein mentioned. The issue of such
Civil Law
translations of the Novels. The Novels are quoted by their respective numbers. They are directed either to magistrates, bishops, or citizens of Constantinople, and were of equal force and authority for those private persons to whom they
Commendam
the Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act, 1836 (6 & 7 jWm. 4, c. 77), s. 18, which abolished commendams by bishops (with a saving for those at the passing of the Act), every commendam, whether to retain or to
Commission of dlegates
Commission of dlegates, issued under the Great Seal to certain persons, usually lords, bishops and judges, to sit upon and appeal to the King in the Court of Chancery, where a sentence
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