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Brief

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

(Latin: breve, short)

A compendious papal letter lacking some of the solemnity and formality of a Bull, bearing the device or seal of the fisherman's ring.

Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Brief'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​b/brief.html. 1910.