English · Idiom Historical

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Preserved but no longer current.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.

Topics: Head Historical slang (1800s)

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.

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