Gal|li|can

Gal|li|can
Gal|li|can «GAL uh kuhn», adjective, noun.
–adj.
2. of or having to do with the Roman Catholic Church in France, especially a party among French Roman Catholics who wanted to restrict papal authority in favor of the authority of general councils.
–n.
a member of the Gallican party in the French Roman Catholic Church.

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