- commenda retinere
- To retain a commended living.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
commenda retinere
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ecclesia commendata — Also called commends, a church living commended by the crown to the care of a clerk, to hold until a proper pastor is provided for it. This might be temporary for from one to three years; or perpetual: being a kind of dispensation to avoid the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
