Congregation
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
A society of a number of persons who compose an ecclesiastical body. Certain bureaus at Rome, where ecclesiastical matters are attended to. In the United States, the members of a particular church wbo meet in one place to worship.
See Robertson v. Bullions, 9 Barb. (N. Y.) G4.