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DEAN AND CHAPTER

\dˈiːn and t͡ʃˈaptə], \dˈiːn and t‍ʃˈaptə], \d_ˈiː_n a_n_d tʃ_ˈa_p_t_ə]\

Definitions of DEAN AND CHAPTER

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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In ecclesiastical law. The council of a bishop, to assist him with their advice in the religious and also in the temporal affairs of the see. 3 Coke, 75; 1 Bl. Comm. 3S'J; Co. Litt. 103. 300.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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