synodal
synodal (sin-[schwa]-d[schwa]l), n. 1. A collection of ordinances of diocesan synods. 2. A tribute of money given by clergy to a bishop at the Easter visitation.
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synod
synod (sin-[schwa]d).Eccles. law. An ecclesiastical council lawfully assembled to determine church matters; esp., a meeting of several adjoining presbyteries in the Presbyterian church. [Cases: Religious Societies 4. C.J.S. Religious Societies §§ 2, 5, 7–13.] diocesan synod (dy-os-[schwa]-s[schwa]n). A synod composed of clergy from one diocese. general synod. A synod composed of bishops from all nations.
episcopalia
episcopalia (i-pis-k[schwa]-pay-lee-[schwa]), n. pl. Eccles. law. Synodals, pentecostals, and other customary payments from the clergy to their diocesan bishop, collected by rural deans and forwarded to the bishop.
court of arches
Court of Arches. Eccles. law. The ecclesiastical court of the province of Canterbury, responsible for appeals from provincial diocesan courts. • The Pope heard appeals from the Court of Arches until the break with Rome prompted a transfer of the appellate jurisdiction to the Court of Delegates. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council now
Chancery Court of York
Eccles. law. The ecclesiastical court of the province of York, responsible for appeals from provincial diocesan courts. • This court corresponds to the Court of Arches in the Province of Canterbury. Cf. COURT OF ARCHES.
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lay investiture
lay investiture. Eccles. law. The ceremony by which a layperson places a bishop in possession of lands, money revenues, and other diocesan temporalities.
free chapel
free chapel. Hist. Eccles. law. A church founded by the Crown (or by a person under royal grant) and not subject to the bishop’s jurisdiction. “[T]hose onely are Free-chappels, which are of the King’s Foundation, and by him exempted from the Jurisdiction of the Ordinary; but the King may licence a Subject to found such
court of peculiars
Court of Peculiars. Hist. Eccles. law. A branch of the Court of Arches that had jurisdiction over the provincial parishes of Canterbury that were exempt from the jurisdiction of the diocesan bishop and responsible to the metropolitan only. • The Court of Peculiars was abolished in the 19th century. See COURT OF ARCHES ; PECULIAR.
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