An assembly gathered for a formal (judicial) hearing or inquiry; a court; spec. = Court of Audience n. at phrases 3. Also: a hearing held in such a…

an English ecclesiastical court under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury, originally held by the archbishop in person, but later…

a court in which an audience or judicial hearing is held; spec. = Court of Audience n. at phrases 3. Also figurative.

Short for prerogative court, n. 1. Obsolete. rare.

The court of an archbishop for the probate of wills in which effects to the value of five pounds are left in each of two or more dioceses within…

the court of an archbishop for the probate of wills.

Christian Church. The office, jurisdiction, or dignity of an Official Principal (see official, n.1 1); the court of this official, or the building…

Roman Catholic Church. Frequently in form commissariate. In Germany or German-speaking Switzerland: the court or jurisdiction of a bishop's or…