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.