Ecclesiastic
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A clergyman; one destined to the divine ministry; as, a bishop, a priest, a deacon. Domat, Civ. Law, liv. prel. tit. 2, § 2, note 14.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Ecclesiastical; a churchman.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A clergyman; one destined to the divine ministry: as, a bishop, a priest, a deacon.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
n. A clergyman; a priest; a man consecrated to the service of the church.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
n. <A clergyman; a priest; a man consecrated to the service of the church.