"secular arm" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌsɛkjʊlə ˈɑːm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsɛkjələɹ ˈɑɹm/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)m Etymology: From Late Middle English seculer arm, seculer arme (“civil authority or power”), a calque of Medieval Latin bracchium saeculāre (“(figurative) civil or lay power”), from Latin bracchium (“arm”) + saeculāre (a neuter singular form of saeculāris (“profane, temporal, worldly”)). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sh₂ey-|*h₂er-}}, {{inh|en|enm|seculer arm}} Middle English seculer arm, {{calque|en|ML.|bracchium saeculāre|nocap=1|t=(figurative) civil or lay power}} calque of Medieval Latin bracchium saeculāre (“(figurative) civil or lay power”), {{der|en|la|bracchium|t=arm}} Latin bracchium (“arm”), {{glossary|neuter}} neuter, {{glossary|singular}} singular Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} secular arm
  1. (Christianity, law, historical) The lay or temporal authority of a secular court to pronounce punishment (particularly capital punishment) of an offender tried by an ecclesiastical court. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Christianity, Law Related terms: two swords Translations (lay or temporal authority of a secular court to pronounce punishment of an offender tried by an ecclesiastical court): maallinen valta (Finnish), bras séculier [masculine] (French), weltlicher Arm [masculine] (German), braccio secolare [masculine] (Italian), bracchium saeculāre [Medieval-Latin, neuter] (Latin)
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