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Dean [fr. decanus, Lat.; deka, Gk., ten], an ecclesiastical governor or dignitary, so called as he is supposed to have originally presided over ten canons or prebendaries at the least. In cathedrals of the old foundation in England, the dean is the principal of the four chief dignitaries, exercising a general supervision over the other members of the capitular body, with special reference to the cure of souls. In cathedrals of the new foundation, the duties of the deans are defined by the statutes of each chapter.Considered in respect of the differences of office, deans are of six kinds:--(1) Deans of Chapters, who are either of cathedral or collegiate churches. (2) Deans of Peculiars, who have sometimes both jurisdiction and cure of souls, and sometimes jurisdiction only. (3) Rural Deans, deputies of the bishop, planted all round his diocese, the better to inspect the conduct of the parochial clergy, to inquire into and report dilapidations, and to examine the candidates for confirmat...
Dean, forest of
Dean, forest of. An ancient royal forest in the county of Gloucester. As to the mines therein, see 1 & 2 Vict. c. 43, and 24 & 25 Vict. c. 40. See Nicholls' Forest of Dean....
Dean of faculty
Dean of faculty. The head of the Faculty of Advocates (q.v.)....
Dean of the Arches
Dean of the Arches, the lay judge of the Court of Arches. See ARCHES and PUBLIC WORSHIP REGULATION ACT....
Dean of Schools
Dean of Schools, defined. [Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Act, 1994 (58 of 1994), s. 14]...
Rural Deans
Rural Deans, very ancient officers of the Church (almost grown out of use, until, about the middle of the last century, they were generally revived), whose deaneries are an ecclesiastical division of the diocese or archdeaconry. They are deputies of the bishop, planted all round his diocese, to inspect the conduct of the parochial clergy, to inquire into and report dilapidations, and to examine candidates for confirmation, armed in minuter matters with an inferior degree of judicial and coercive authority...
Additional Deanness Allowence
Additional Deanness Allowence, defined. Additional Emoluments (Compulsory Deposit) (37 of 1974), s. 2(b)]....
Arches, Court of
Arches, Court of [fr. curia de arcubus, Lat.], a court of appeal belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury, the judge of which is called the Dean of the Arches, because his Court was anciently held in the church of Saint Mary-le-Bow (Sancta Maria de arcubus), so named from the steeple, which is raised upon pillars, built archwise. It was formerly held, as also were the other principal Spiritual Courts, in the hall belonging to the College of Civilians, commonly called Doctors' Commons. It is now held at the Church House, Westminster. Its proper jurisdiction is only over the 13 peculiar parishes belonging to the Archbishop in London, but the office of Dean of the Arches having been for a long time united to that of the Archbishiop's Official Principal, the Dean of the Arches, in right of such added office, receives and determines appeals from the sentences of all Inferior Ecclesiastical Courts within the province. There was formerly an appeal to the king in Chancery, or to a Court of De...
Clergy
Clergy [fr. clerge, Fr.; clerus, Lat.], the assembly or body of clerks or ecclesiastics set apart from the rest of the people or laity to superintend the public worship of God and the other ceremonies of religion, and to administer spiritual counsel and instruction.--The clergy were before the Reformation divided into (1) regular, who lived under certain rules, being of some religious order, and were called men of religion, or the religious, such as abbots, priors, monks, etc.; and (2) secular, who did not live under any certain rules of the religious orders, as bishops, deans, parsons, etc. Now the term comprehends all persons in holy orders and in ecclesiastical offices, viz., archbishops, bishops, deans and chapters, archdeacons, rural deans, parsons (either rectors or vicars) and curates, to which may be added parish clerks. The clergy are exempt from serving on juries; restrained from farming more than 80 acres, except with the sanction of the bishop, and cannot carryon any trade....
Conge d'Eslire, or elire
Conge d'Eslire, or elire (leave to elect). The king's licence or permission sent to a dean and chapter to proceed to the election of a bishop or archbishop, when the office becomes vacant. By 25 Hen. 8, c. 20, the sovereign may grant this licence 'with a letter missive containing the name of the person whom they shall elect and choose,' and it is enacted that the dean and chapter shall elect the said person and none other, and that if they defer their election above twelve days, the sovereign at his liberty and pleasure shall appoint such person to the office as he shall think able and convenient for the same. See R. v. Archbishop of Canterbury, (1902) 2 K B 503....
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