The spiritual court of a diocesan bishop held before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere.
An assembly of prelates; a session of the college of cardinals at Rome.
A church tribunal or governing body, especially of elders in a Reformed church.
A solemn assembly or council.
The act by which a bishop commits a cure of souls to a priest.
Any long established and respected place or business.
The act of instituting something.
A custom or practice of a society or community.
The building or buildings which house such an organization.
A person long established in a place, position, or field.
A mental institution.
A long established and respected organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.