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Poebird

The parson bird

Composition

Composition. 1. An amicable arrangement of a law-suit. See COMPROMISE. 2. An agreement between a parson, patron, or ordinary, and the owner of lands, for commutation of tithes, e.g., that such lands shall for

Marriage

(English) Marriages Validation Act, 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 28), validating marriages by G.F.W. Ellis, a sham parson who held a living. As to publication of banns or misnomers in surrogate's license, see above. In a

Sequestro habendo

the profits of a church benefice, granted by the bishop at the sovereign's command, thereby to compel the parson to appear at the suit of another; upon his appearance, the parson may have this writ for the

Clergy

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

Parish Priest

Parish Priest, the parson; a minister who holds a parish as a benefice. If the predial tithes are unappropriated, he is called

Merchant

traffics to remote countries; also, any one dealing in the purchase and sale of goods, See Josselyn v. Parson, (1872) LR 7 Exch 127.

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