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Gallican definition

Gal·li·can (gal′i kən)

adjective

  1. Gallic
  2. of the Roman Catholic Church in France, esp. before 1870
  3. of Gallicanism

Etymology: ME < OFr < L Gallicanus, of the Roman province of Gallia < Gallicus

noun

a supporter of Gallicanism

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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