Congé d'élire

A congé d'élire (/ˌkɒnʒeɪ dɛˈlɪər/ KON-zhay del-EER, French: [kɔ̃ʒe deliʁ]; Law French: congé d'eslire, lit. 'leave/permission to choose') is a licence from the Crown in England issued under the great seal to the dean and chapter of the cathedral church of a diocese, authorizing them to elect a bishop or archbishop, as the case may be, upon the vacancy of any episcopal see in England.

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