In ecclesiastical law. A parish or church ln Englnnd whlch has jurls-dlctlon of ecclesiastical matters within itself, and lndependent of the ordinary, and is sub* Ject only to the metropolltan
In ecclesiastical law. A parish or church ln Englnnd whlch has jurls-dlctlon of ecclesiastical matters within itself, and lndependent of the ordinary, and is sub* Ject only to the metropolltan