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trado tibi ecclesiam

trado tibi ecclesiam (trad-oh tib-I e-klee-z[h]ee-[schwa]m). [Law Latin] Hist. Eccles. law & Scots law. I deliver this church (or living) to you. • A patron uttered this phrase when presenting an incumbent to a vacant church. Cf. ACCIPE ECCLESIAM.

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accipe ecclesiam

glossary / ACCIPE ECCLESIAM

accipe ecclesiam (ak-si-pee e-klee-z[h]ee-[schwa]m). [Law Latin] Hist. Eccles. law. Receive this church or living. • The phrase was used by Patrons in presenting an incumbent to a vacant parish. Trado tibi ecclesiam (“I deliver this church [or living] to you”) was also used. Cf. TRADO TIBI ECCLESIAM.

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