commendam 的定义
Ecclesiastical.
- the tenure of a benefice to be held until the appointment of a regular incumbent, the benefice being said to be held in commendam.
- a benefice so held.
更多commendam例句
- He was consecrated bishop of Norwich in 1792, and two years later received the appointment of dean of Windsor in commendam.
- To supplement this paltry revenue the bishops often held other appointments in commendam.
- In 1566 he was raised to the bishopric of Bangor; and he held the living of Whitney, in Oxfordshire, in commendam.
- This great cardinal was invested with the temporalities on December 7th, 1521, and held the Abbey "in commendam."
- He held "in commendam" the abbey of St. Albans, and many other church preferments.