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Word: Peculiar
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pɪˈkjuːlɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a parish or church exempt from the jurisdiction of the diocese in which it lies, and subject to the direct jurisdiction of the monarch or an archbishop
Short Definition:parish exempt from jurisdiction of diocese
Examples:- deans and canons of royal peculiars, notably Westminster Abbey and Windsor
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