Head of all Churches
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
It occupies part of the site of the palace, which was escheated to the Crown through treason, and given to the Church by the Emperor Constantme.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Head of all Churches” mean?
It occupies part of the site of the palace, which was escheated to the Crown through treason, and given to the Church by the Emperor Constantme.
Is “Head of all Churches” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.