See Also: Gallican(dictionary)

waterside (oh) and Gallican (iou)


waterside (oh)



the area at the edge of a lake, river etc
-- waterside adj
::a waterside restaurant

Gallican (iou)



Gallican adjective & noun. LME.
[Either from French = French, pertaining to the Church of France, or from Latin Gallicanus, from Gallicus: see GALLIC adjective1, -AN.]
A. adjective. = GALLIC adjective1 (now rare in gen. sense); Ecclesiastical of or characteristic of the ancient Church of Gaul or France; of or pertaining to Gallicanism. LME.
b. noun. An advocate or supporter of Gallicanism. L19.
Gallicanism noun (Ecclesiastical) the doctrine that asserts the right of the Roman Catholic Church esp. in France to be in certain respects free from papal control M19.
Gallicanist noun = GALLICAN noun E18.