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Decretals
a volume of the canon law, forming the second part, so called as containing the decrees of sundry popes; or a digest of the canons of all the councils that pertained to one matter under one head.
Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic, means and apply to the church which regards the Pope of Rome as its spiritual head. [Christian Marriage Act, 1872 (15 of 1872), s. 3]
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First fruits
land after the death of a tenant, which belonged to the king. Hence arose the claim of the head of the Church to the first year's profits of every clergyman's benefice; otherwise called annates or primati', transferred … Church to the first year's profits of every clergyman's benefice; otherwise called annates or primati', transferred from the Pope to the Crown by 26 Hen. 8, c. 3, and from the Crown to the Church for the
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