court of archdeacon

Court of Archdeacon (ahrch-dee-k[schwa]n). Hist. Eccles. law. An inferior ecclesiastical court with juris-diction over cases arising within the archdeaconry and probate matters. • Appeal was to the Bishop’s Court. The Court of Archdeacon was abolished in 1967. — Also termed Archdeacon’s Court; Archdiaconal Court (ahr-k[schwa]-dI-ak-[schwa]n-[schwa]l).

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