# Clerical Disabilities Act 1870, Section 2: Interpretation.


In this Act—
The term “the Church of England” means the Church of England as by law established:
The term “minister” means a priest or a deacon:
The terms “preferment,” “bishop,” and “diocese” respectively have the same meaning as in the Church Discipline Act 1840.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/33-34/91/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/clerical-disabilities-act-1870/section-2
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