Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Archdeacon s court
see court of archdeacon.
Archdeaconry
eccles. Law. 1. The circuit of an archdeacon's jurisdiction. 2. The office or rank of an archdeacon.
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).
Deacon
1 Eccles. law. In certain churches, a member of the clerical order who assists the priest in various duties, including the presentation of the sacrament. ( It is the third order of the Church of England below bishops and priests. A deacon is not allowed to consecrate the Holy Communion or pronounce absolution but can perform most of the other priestly duties. 2. An elected or appointed officer of a church who assists a minister or priest in various duties.