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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.