prerogative court

American  

noun

1. a former ecclesiastical court in England and Ireland for the trial of certain testamentary cases.

2. (formerly) the court of probate in New Jersey.

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Etymology

Origin of prerogative court

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

In December, 1726, he was made secretary to the lord chancellor; and in August, 1733, became judge of the prerogative court.

From The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II by Johnson, Samuel

The court of chancery consists of the chancellor, who is also the ordinary, or surrogate-general, and judge of the prerogative court, to which appeals are made from the orphans' court.

From The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. by Young, Andrew W.

A court of errors and appeals; a court of chancery; a prerogative court; a supreme court; circuit courts; and inferior courts.

From The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. by Young, Andrew W.