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Gal⋅li⋅can

  [gal-i-kuhn]
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–adjective
1. Gallic; French.
2. Ecclesiastical.
a. of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church in France.
b. of or pertaining to a school or party of French Roman Catholics, before 1870, advocating the restriction of papal authority in favor of the authority of general councils, the bishops, and temporal rulers.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L Gallicānus belonging to Gallia, Gallican, equiv. to Gallic- Gallic + -ānus -an
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Gal·li·can   (gāl'ĭ-kən)   
adj.  

  1. Relating to or characteristic of Gallicanism.

  2. Gallic.

n.  A supporter of Gallicanism.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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