(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:53:05

Arch"es (#),

pl. of Arch, n.

Court of arches, or Arches Court Eng.Law, the court of appeal of the Archbishop of Canterbury, whereof the judge, who sits as deputy to the archbishop, is called the Dean of the Arches, because he anciently held his court in the church of St. Mary-le-Bow (de arcubus). It is now held in Westminster.

Mozley & W.

 

© Webster 1913.

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