de estoveriis habendis (dee es-t[schwa]-veer-ee-is h[schwa]-ben-dis), n. [Law Latin “for having estovers”] Hist. A writ allowing a wife divorced a mensa et thoro (“from bed and board”) to recover alimony or estovers. — Often shortened to estoveriis habendis. “In case of divorce a mensa et thoro, the law allows alimony to the wife which is […]
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proctor. 1. One appointed to manage the affairs of another. 2. An advocate who represents clients in ecclesiastical courts; PROCURATOR(4). 3. DIVORCE PROCTOR . 4. An advocate who represents a party in the admiralty side of a district court. — Also termed (in sense 4) proctor in admiralty.
Court of Convocation. Eccles. law. An assembly of high-ranking provincial officials and representatives of the lower clergy having jurisdiction over cases of heresy, schism, and other ecclesiastical matters.
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jus commune (j[schwa]s k[schwa]-myoo-nee), n. 1. Roman & civil law. The common or public law or right, as opposed to a law or right established for special purposes. Cf. JUS SINGULARE. 2. The common law of England. See COMMON LAW(3). 3. The shared law of much of continental Western Europe during the Middle Ages, consisting
vicar general. An ecclesiastical officer who helps the bishop or archbishop in the discharge of his office.
Doctors’ Commons. Hist. Informal. The College of Advocates and Doctors of Law, which trained specialists in admiralty and ecclesiastical law and housed admiralty and ecclesiastical courts from the 16th century to the 19th. • The College was dissolved in the 1860s after its functions were absorbed by the High Court. — Sometimes written Doctors’ Common.
hallmote (hahl-moht), n. 1. Hist. A court baron; specif., an annual court, presided over by the lord of the manor, to decide civil disputes between feudal tenants. • The court was usu. held in the manor’s great hall. See COURT BARON. 2. A trade-guild’s commercial court, in which guild members were tried for trade-related offenses
synodal n. 复活节捐税 主教或大主教在复活节巡查时由神职人员向其缴纳的捐税，也称作synodies,被1963年《教会管辖法》〔Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure〕废弃。
rector sinecure 〈英〉挂名堂区长 指没有宗教管辖权的堂区长。1840年被《宗教事务委员会法》〔Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act〕废弃。