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Autocephalous :: Autocephalous (a.) Having its own head; independent of episcopal or patriarchal jurisdiction, as certain Greek churches..

Jurisdiction :: Jurisdiction (a.) The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate; the right of making or enforcing laws; the power or right of exercising authority.

Pastorage :: Pastorage (n.) The office, jurisdiction, or duty, of a pastor; pastorate..

Sheriffwick :: Sheriffwick (n.) The office or jurisdiction of sheriff. See Shrievalty.

Presbytery :: Presbytery (n.) A judicatory consisting of all the ministers within a certain district, and one layman, who is a ruling elder, from each parish or church, commissioned to represent the church in conjunction with the pastor. This body has a general jurisdiction over the churches under its care, and next below the provincial synod in authority..

Prefectship :: Prefectship (n.) The office or jurisdiction of a prefect.

Marque :: Marque (n.) A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals..

Ordinary :: Ordinary (n.) One who has immediate jurisdiction in matters ecclesiastical; an ecclesiastical judge; also, a deputy of the bishop, or a clergyman appointed to perform divine service for condemned criminals and assist in preparing them for death..

Court :: Court (n.) Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical..

Ne Exeat :: Ne exeat () A writ to restrain a person from leaving the country, or the jurisdiction of the court. The writ was originally applicable to purposes of state, but is now an ordinary process of courts of equity, resorted to for the purpose of obtaining bail, or security to abide a decree..

Patriarchate :: Patriarchate (n.) The office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a patriarch..

-dom :: -dom () Jurisdiction or property and jurisdiction, dominion, as in kingdom earldom..

Below :: Below (adv.) In court or tribunal of inferior jurisdiction; as, at the trial below..

Patriarchdom :: Patriarchdom (n.) The office or jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchate.

Probate :: Probate (n.) The right or jurisdiction of proving wills.

See :: See (n.) Specifically: (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York. (b) The seat of an archibishop; a province or jurisdiction of an archibishop; as, an archiepiscopal see. (c) The seat, place, or office of the pope, or Roman pontiff; as, the papal see. (d) The pope or his court at Rome; as, to appeal to the see of Rome..

Precinct :: Precinct (n.) A district within certain boundaries; a minor territorial or jurisdictional division; as, an election precinct; a school precinct..

Admiralty :: Admiralty (n.) The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.

Seneschalship :: Seneschalship (n.) The office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a seneschal..

Danger :: Danger (n.) Authority; jurisdiction; control.

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