- Court of Arches
- The highest Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury, at one time held in the Church of St. Mary le Bow.See Doctors' Commons.
A Dictionary of London. Henry A Harben. 1918.
Court of Arches
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Court of Arches — Court Court (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Court of arches — Arches Arch es, pl. of {Arch}, n. [1913 Webster] {Court of arches}, or {Arches Court} (Eng. Law), the court of appeal of the Archbishop of Canterbury, whereof the judge, who sits as deputy to the archbishop, is called the Dean of the Arches,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Court of Arches — (also known as the Arches) the ecclesiastical court of appeal for the province of Canterbury, formerly held at the church of St Mary le Bow (so called from the arches that support its steeple) • • • Main Entry: ↑arch … Useful english dictionary
court of arches — See arches court … Ballentine's law dictionary
The Court of Arches — The Court of Arches † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Court of Arches The Court of Arches, so called from the fact that it was anciently held in the Church of St. Mary le Bow (Sancta Maria de Arcubus), in Cheapside, was the chief and most … Catholic encyclopedia
Arches Court — Arches Arch es, pl. of {Arch}, n. [1913 Webster] {Court of arches}, or {Arches Court} (Eng. Law), the court of appeal of the Archbishop of Canterbury, whereof the judge, who sits as deputy to the archbishop, is called the Dean of the Arches,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arches — Arch es, pl. of {Arch}, n. [1913 Webster] {Court of arches}, or {Arches Court} (Eng. Law), the court of appeal of the Archbishop of Canterbury, whereof the judge, who sits as deputy to the archbishop, is called the Dean of the Arches, because he… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Court — (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and to E. garden … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Court breeding — Court Court (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Court card — Court Court (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
