ARCHDEACON'S COURT
\ˌɑːt͡ʃdˈiːkənz kˈɔːt], \ˌɑːtʃdˈiːkənz kˈɔːt], \ˌɑː_tʃ_d_ˈiː_k_ə_n_z k_ˈɔː_t]\
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In English ecclesiastical law. A court held before a judge appointed by the archdeacon, and called his official. Its jurisdiction comprises the granting of probates and administrations, and ecclesiastical causes in general, arising within the archdeaconry. It is the most inferior court in the whole ecclesiastical polity of England. 3 Bl. Comm. 04; 3 Steph. Comm. 430.
By Henry Campbell Black
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