What is the spiritual court of a diocesan bishop held before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere. Hook called?
consistory — (Eng. Ch.) The spiritual court of a diocesan bishop held before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere. Hook. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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