Canon-law
the body of codified ecclesiastical law, especially of the Roman Catholic Church as promulgated in ecclesiastical councils and by the pope.
Historical Examples
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 1 Various
History of Holland George Edmundson
A Tour Through The Pyrenees Hippolyte Adolphe Taine
noun
the law governing the affairs of a Christian Church, esp the law created or recognized by papal authority in the Roman Catholic Church See Corpus Juris Canonici, Codex Juris Canonici
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