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Conge Delire
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
or a French term, signifying leave to choose. It is used in England to denote the king's writ or license to the dean and chapter of the diocese to choose a bishop in the time of vacancy of the see. Prior to the reign of Edward I the kings of England used to invest bishops with the ring and staff, in virtue of their donative right. Henry I so far ceded this right as to give a conge d' elire to deans and chapters for the election of bishops. Henry VIII added "letters missive," nominating the person whom he required them to elect. under pain of praemunire; and Edward VI (1 Edw. VI, c. 1:2) abolished elections by writ of conge d'elire, but they were revived by queen Elizabeth. The conge d'elire is now a mere form, as the nominee of the crown is invariably chosen by the dean and chapter.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Conge Delire'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/conge-delire.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
