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chopchurch
A chop-church, or church-chopper, was a parson who made a practice of exchanging ecclesiastical benefices. The term is used in an ancient statute as a lawful trade, or occupation. An example, where the spelling is 'chopchyrche', occurs as the occupation of John Charles of Bishop's Milford, Wiltshire, as a defendant in a plea of debt, for 40/- (forty shillings) brought by John Wyot, merchant of Salisbury.
Webster Dictionary
Chopchurchnoun
an exchanger or an exchange of benefices
Etymology: [See Chop to barter.]
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Chopchurch
A chop-church, or church-chopper, was a parson who made a practice of exchanging ecclesiastical benefices and other terrenal favors. The term is used in an ancient statute as a lawful trade, or occupation. An example, where the spelling is 'chopchyrche', occurs as the occupation of John Charles of Bishop's Milford, Wiltshire, as a defendant in a plea of debt, for 40/- brought by John Wyot, merchant of Salisbury. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed.. "". Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. James and John Knapton, et al.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of chopchurch in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chopchurch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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