court Christian
noun
courts Christian
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pluralof court Christian.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They at the same time thought, and not without reason, that the statute which had swept away all the courts Christian of the realm, without providing any substitute, was open to grave objection.
From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
Others will appear as we view the discipline of the courts Christian when exercised over the parishioners at large, to which subject we shall now address ourselves.
From The Elizabethan Parish in its Ecclesiastical and Financial Aspects by Sedley Lynch Ware
Returning to the matter of suing parish debtors in courts Christian, it is interesting to find that in the language of the period a suit "at law" did not always mean at common law.
From The Elizabethan Parish in its Ecclesiastical and Financial Aspects by Sedley Lynch Ware
Thirdly, even when at their best and conducted by upright judges and officers, the modes of proof in force in the courts Christian were sometimes utterly inadequate as means for getting at the truth.
From The Elizabethan Parish in its Ecclesiastical and Financial Aspects by Sedley Lynch Ware
For presentments to the courts Christian for non-repair of church fence by individuals, see Dean of York's Visit.,
From The Elizabethan Parish in its Ecclesiastical and Financial Aspects by Sedley Lynch Ware
