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territorial system

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ter⋅ri⋅to⋅ri⋅al⋅ism

[ter-i-tawr-ee-uh-liz-uhm, -tohr-]
–noun
1. a principle or system that gives predominance to the landed classes.
2. Also called territorial system. a theory of church policy according to which the supreme ecclesiastical authority is vested in the civil power.

Origin:
1870–75; territorial + -ism


ter⋅ri⋅to⋅ri⋅al⋅ist, noun
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