Ecclesiastical Commissioners

British  

plural noun

1. the administrators of the properties of the Church of England from 1836 to 1948, when they were combined with Queen Anne's Bounty to form the Church Commissioners

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Example Sentences

The stipend is paid by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, which, of course, is much safer than glebe.

From The Hero by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)

As Clissold Park it was bought from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for ninety-six thousand pounds, and formally opened by Lord Rosebery in 1889.

From Chatterbox, 1905. by Various

This has now been transferred to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and the fair limited to two days' duration.

From Bell’s Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Hereford, A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See by Fisher, A. Hugh (Alfred Hugh)

"It's all the property of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners that side of the railway," said the agent, picking his teeth with a pin.

From Soul of a Bishop by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

You wouldn't cut the Archbishop of Canterbury, I suppose, because the Ecclesiastical Commissioners have a few publicans and sinners among their tenants.

From Mrs. Warren's Profession by Shaw, Bernard