Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

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(A). An ecclesiastical court. In Rome it consists of the cardinals, presided over by the Pope. In England it is a diocesan court, presided over by the chancellor of the diocese.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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