PRECES PRIMARIAE

By SovConn | July 26, 2014

preces primariae (pree-seez prI-mair-ee-ee). [Latin] Hist. The right of the sovereign to appoint a person to fill a vacant prebendary office after the sovereign’s accession. • This right was exercised during the reign of Edward I. — Also termed primae preces. See PREBENDARY.

[Blacks Law 8th]

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