In facie ecclesiae
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1891)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
In the face of the church.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In the face of the church. A term applied in the law of England to marriages, which are required to be solemnized in a parish church or public chapel, unless by dispensation or license. 1 Bl. Comm. 439; 2 Steph. Comm. 288, 259. Applied in Bracton to the old mode of conferring dower. Bract. fol. 92; 2 Bl. Comm. 133,