Vocabulary Word
Word: concordat
Definition: formal agreement
Definition: formal agreement
Sentences Containing 'concordat'
The concordat afterwards, in the sixteenth century, gave to the kings of France the absolute right of presenting to all the great, or what are called the consistorial, benefices of the Gallican church.
This independency of the clergy of France upon the court of Rome seems to be principally founded upon the pragmatic sanction and the concordat.
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