Gallicanism
(ˈgælɪkənɪz(ə)m)
[f. Gallican + -ism.]
The principles and practice of the Gallican party (see Gallican a. 1 b).
| 1858 Westm. Rev. Oct. 330 Gallicanism..has died under..the irruption of liberal opinion. 1869 Pall Mall G. 15 Nov. 2 It would surely shock Archbishop Manning to learn that such rank ‘Gallicanism’..is being taught under authority. |
¶ Used erroneously for Gallicism. rare.
| 1885 Law Times 28 Mar. 385/1 What may be conveniently described, to use a Gallicanism, as a ‘contradictory’ judgment. |