Royal Peculiar — A Royal Peculiar (or Royal Peculier) is a place of worship that falls directly under the jurisdiction of the British monarch, rather than a diocese. The concept dates to Anglo Saxon times, when a church could ally itself with the monarch and… … Wikipedia
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Peculiar star — In astrophysics, peculiar stars have distinctly unusual metal abundances, at least in their surface layers. Chemically peculiar stars (CP stars) are common among hot main sequence (hydrogen burning) stars. These hot peculiar stars have been… … Wikipedia
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Peculiar — s. There were thirteen churches in London termed peculiars, as being exempt from the jurisdiction of the bishopric of London and of the Archdeacon, and subject only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. These thirteen churches were: All Hallows… … Dictionary of London
Royal Free Chapel — ♦ Among peculiar jurisdictions, deaneries not subject to episcopal jurisdictional authority in which the authority of the crown was (or had been until passed to others) paramount. (Swanson. , 367) … Medieval glossary
Chapel Royal — A Chapel Royal is a department of the Ecclesiastical Household of the monarch in right of each of the Commonwealth realms, formally known as the royal Free Chapel of the Household . The household is further divided into three parts: an… … Wikipedia