Officialate

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A diocesan tribunal.

    "The three dioceses which were divided into two archdeaconries – St Andrews , Glasgow and Orkney – were divided also into two officialates and elsewhere there were subordinate officialates."

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"The three dioceses which were divided into two archdeaconries – St Andrews , Glasgow and Orkney – were divided also into two officialates and elsewhere there were subordinate officialates."

Etymology

From official + -ate.

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