Diocese
Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The territorial extent of a bishop's jurisdiction; the circuit of every bishop's jurisdiction. Co. Litt. 94; 1 Bl. Comm. Ill; 2 Burns, Ecc. Law, 158.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The territorial extent of a bishop's jurisdiction. The circuit of every bishop's jurisdiction. Co. Litt. 94; 1 Bla. Com. Ill; 2 Burn, Eccl. Law L58. Dioceses were divided into archdioceses and those Into rural deaneries, which were divided into parishes.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
In ecclesiastical law. The see of a suffragan bishop; the territorial extent of a bishop's jurisdiction.
In the civil law. A civil division of the Roman empire, embracing several provincea
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
The see of a bishop. Diocesan court: v. Court, 80.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
[Lat. dicecesis, from Gr. dto^xtfo^g, from diontifa, to govern.] In ecclesiastical law. The see of a sufifragan bishop; the circuit or territorial extent of a bishop's jurisdiction. 1 Bl. Com. 111. Co. Litt. 94. 4 Reeves' Hist. 4. Twnlins. A civil division of the Roman empire, embracing several provinces. Calv. Lex. Jur.