'Court of Peculiars' definitions:

Definition of 'Court of Peculiars'

From: GCIDE
  • Peculiar \Pe*cul"iar\, n.
  • 1. That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic. [1913 Webster]
  • Revenge is . . . the peculiar of Heaven. --South. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Eng. Canon Law) A particular parish or church which is exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary. [1913 Webster]
  • Court of Peculiars (Eng. Law), a branch of the Court of Arches having cognizance of the affairs of peculiars. --Blackstone.
  • Dean of peculiars. See under Dean, 1. [1913 Webster]