单词 | parson's freehold |
释义 | > as lemmasparson's freehold parson's freehold n. Christian Church the right of an incumbent of the Church of England to hold a benefice until he or she chooses to resign it, regardless of any negligence with regard to duties. ΚΠ 1887 19th Cent. Aug. 265 Ecclesiastical reformers, lay or clerical, who stop short of dealing with the subject of the parson's freehold are merely hacking and lopping the branches in the vain hope of saving the tree. 1910 F. C. Warre Eng. Church in 19th-cent. II. xv. 320 The ‘parson's freehold’ enables a newcomer of his own authority to upset, if he chooses, all the arrangements of his predecessor. 1998 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 13 Dec. 33 We must restore the parson's freehold. < as lemmas |
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