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.
EPISCOPALIA
episcopalia
episcopalia 〈英〉(教会法)教士捐税 指神职人员向主教或教区缴纳的复活节捐税〔synodals〕或其他应负担的捐税，由教长堂区代理〔rural dean〕征收后转交主教，但根据1860年《宗教事务委员会法》〔Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act〕，该捐税转交英格兰国教委员会〔Church Commissioners〕。