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The Court of Peculiars

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Meaning · English

A branch of the Court of Arches which had jurisdiction over the "peculiars" of the archbishop of Canter- bury. See above.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một nhánh của Tòa Arches có thẩm quyền đối với những đặc biệt của tổng giám mục Canterbury

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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: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “The Court of Peculiars” mean?

A branch of the Court of Arches which had jurisdiction over the "peculiars" of the archbishop of Canter- bury. See above.

Is “The Court of Peculiars” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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