- canon lawyer
- noun Date: 1616 canonist
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canon lawyer
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canon lawyer — noun : canonist * * * canon lawyer noun A canonist • • • Main Entry: ↑canon … Useful english dictionary
Canon Lawyer — ♦ A student of, or graduate in, canon law and often a practitioner in the church courts. (Heath, Peter. Church and Realm, 1272 1461, 360) Related terms: Canon, Canon Law, Proctor … Medieval glossary
canon law — canon lawyer. the body of codified ecclesiastical law, esp. of the Roman Catholic Church as promulgated in ecclesiastical councils and by the pope. [1300 50; ME] * * * Body of laws established within Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy,… … Universalium
Canon law — is the body of laws regulations made or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Catholic Church (both Latin Rite and Eastern… … Wikipedia
George Phillips (canon lawyer) — George Phillips (born at Königsberg, 6 September, 1804; died at Vienna, 6 September, 1872) was a German canon lawyer.LifeHe was the son of James Phillips, an Englishman who had acquired wealth as a merchant in Königsberg, and of a Scotchwoman née … Wikipedia
Canon Law — 1) The body of rules governing the faith, morals and organization of the church. (Lynch, Joseph H. The Medieval Church: A Brief History, 360) 2) A body of rules administered by courts of the Church. (Hogue, Arthur R. Origins of the Common Law,… … Medieval glossary
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Canon Theatre — The Canon Theatre is a historic theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.HistoryThe Canon Theatre began as the Pantages Theatre in 1920 as a combination vaudeville and motion picture house. Designed by the great theatre architect Thomas W. Lamb, it… … Wikipedia
Chronological list of canon lawyers — This is a chronological list of canon lawyers. The listing is by date of death.* Albert Avogadro (1149 1214) * Bernardus Compostellanus Antiquus (13th century) * Bartholomew of Brescia (d. 1258) * William Durandus, the Younger (d. 1328) *… … Wikipedia
Hugh Price (lawyer) — Hugh Price (c. 1495 ndash; 1574) was a Welsh lawyer and clergyman who was instrumental in the founding of Jesus College, Oxford.Price was born in Brecon, in mid Wales, the son of a butcher named Rhys ap Rhys. [The surname Price , sometimes also… … Wikipedia
