peculiar

peculiar, adj. Special; particular (peculiar benefit).

peculiar, n. Hist. Eccles. law. A district, parish, chapel, or church that was not subject to a bishop’s jurisdiction. • Peculiars were created, usu. under papal authority, to limit a bishop’s power. There were several types, including royal peculiars (e.g., the Chapel Royal at St. James’s Palace or St. George’s in Windsor), peculiars of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and peculiars of bishops and deans. The jurisdiction and privileges of the peculiars were abolished by various statutes in the 19th century.

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译者Christina，毕业于世界顶级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与反垄断与不正当竞争诉讼相关的法律文件。