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Bishop
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BishopAn ecclesiastical officer, who is the chief of the clergy of his diocese, and is the archbishop's assistant.
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Ecclesiastical
Belonging to, or set apart for the church.
Chief
Principal. One who is put above the rest.
Clergy
All who are attached to the ecclesiastical ministry are called the clergy; a clergyman is therefore an ecclesiastical minister.
Diocese
Ecclesiastical law. The district over which a bishop exercises his spiritual functions.
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Bishoprick
Ecclesiastical law. The extent of country over which a bishop has jurisdiction a see; a diocese.
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Bind over
To hold a person for trial on bond (bail) or in jail. If the judicial official conducting a hearing finds probable cause to believe the accused committed a crime, the official will bind over the accused, normally by setting bail for the accused's appearance at trial. (This is a state court procedure.)
Bipartite
Of two parts.
Birretum or birretus
A cap or coif used formerly in England, by judges and sergeants at law.
Birth
The act of being wholly brought into the world. The whole body must be detached from that of the mother, in order to make the birth complete.
Bisaile
Domestic relations. A corruption of the French word besaieul, the father of the grandfather or grandmother.
Bishop
Bishoprick
Ecclesiastical law. The extent of country over which a bishop has jurisdiction a see; a diocese.
Black book of the admiralty
An ancient book compiled in the reign of Edw. III. At large, a view of the crimes and offences cognizable in the admiralty; ordinances and commentaries on matters of prize and maritime torts, injuries and contracts
Black book of the exchequer
The name of a book kept in the English exchequer, containing a collection of treaties) conventions, charters.
Black mail
When rents were reserved payable in work, grain, and the like, they were called reditus nigri, or black mail, to distinguish them from white rents or blanch farms, or such as were paid in money.
Blacke booke of the admiralty
The name given by Sir Travers Twiss to the first volume of his four-volume collection, containing a variety of medieval maritime law materials, probably first compiled in the mid-fifteenth century during the reign of King Henry VI. In particular, the Blacke Booke of the Admiralty contains a version of the Rôles of Oleron.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Ecclesiastical
Belonging to, or set apart for the church.
Chief
Principal. One who is put above the rest.
Clergy
All who are attached to the ecclesiastical ministry are called the clergy; a clergyman is therefore an ecclesiastical minister.
Diocese
Ecclesiastical law. The district over which a bishop exercises his spiritual functions.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Bishoprick
Ecclesiastical law. The extent of country over which a bishop has jurisdiction a see; a diocese.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Bind over
To hold a person for trial on bond (bail) or in jail. If the judicial official conducting a hearing finds probable cause to believe the accused committed a crime, the official will bind over the accused, normally by setting bail for the accused's appearance at trial. (This is a state court procedure.)
Bipartite
Of two parts.
Birretum or birretus
A cap or coif used formerly in England, by judges and sergeants at law.
Birth
The act of being wholly brought into the world. The whole body must be detached from that of the mother, in order to make the birth complete.
Bisaile
Domestic relations. A corruption of the French word besaieul, the father of the grandfather or grandmother.
Bishop
Bishoprick
Ecclesiastical law. The extent of country over which a bishop has jurisdiction a see; a diocese.
Black book of the admiralty
An ancient book compiled in the reign of Edw. III. At large, a view of the crimes and offences cognizable in the admiralty; ordinances and commentaries on matters of prize and maritime torts, injuries and contracts
Black book of the exchequer
The name of a book kept in the English exchequer, containing a collection of treaties) conventions, charters.
Black mail
When rents were reserved payable in work, grain, and the like, they were called reditus nigri, or black mail, to distinguish them from white rents or blanch farms, or such as were paid in money.
Blacke booke of the admiralty
The name given by Sir Travers Twiss to the first volume of his four-volume collection, containing a variety of medieval maritime law materials, probably first compiled in the mid-fifteenth century during the reign of King Henry VI. In particular, the Blacke Booke of the Admiralty contains a version of the Rôles of Oleron.
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