Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Court of Archdeacon

Hist. Eccles. law. An inferior ecclesiastical court with jurisdiction over cases arising within the archdeaconry and probate matters. 9 Appeal was to the Bishop's Court. The Court of Archdeacon was abolished in 1967. - Also termed Archdeacon's Court; Archidiaconal Court (ahr-ka-dI-akan-al).