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kontrata

English translation: contrata

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Polish term or phrase:kontrata
English translation:contrata
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16:35 Nov 4, 2010
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Religion
Polish term or phrase: kontrata
autor w trzech rozdziałach obejmujących po pół wieku każdy przedstawia powstanie i rozwój oraz funkcjonowanie w ramach prowincji polskiej kontraty ruskiej dominikanów od czasu jej powstania w 1456 r. do przekształcenia w prowincję w 1595 r.

http://archiwa.polska.pl/slownikzakonow/index,Dominikanie,id...
Swift Translation
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contrata
Explanation:
http://epa.oszk.hu/00900/00979/00307/pdf/

At the beginning of the 18th century a movement started to emerge in order to re-establish the former Dominican contrata of Transylvania and its friaries.
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Local time: 03:36
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contrata


Explanation:
http://epa.oszk.hu/00900/00979/00307/pdf/

At the beginning of the 18th century a movement started to emerge in order to re-establish the former Dominican contrata of Transylvania and its friaries.

Karol Kawczyński
Poland
Local time: 03:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 68
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dziękuję :)

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vicariate


Explanation:

„Kontrata – (łac. contrahere łączyć, jednoczyć), zw. też nacją, jednostka adm. w ramach prowincji zak. dominikanów, złożona z kilku klasztorów, z wikariuszem na czele – sprawującym nad nimi władzę zwierzchnią, minowanym przez prowincjała w porozumieniu z kapitułą prowincjalną […]”. – Encyklopedia Katolicka, t. IX, kol. 763.

vicariate:

http://sameurl.com/DPlEL

http://sameurl.com/5LsNh

you might also want to consider ‘subdivision’:

http://sameurl.com/vp0Zu

http://sameurl.com/GDswS

Historically, Franciscans had custodies:

http://ehr.oxfordjournals.org/content/XXXIV/CXXXIV/205.extra...

http://medievalwriting.50megs.com/churchglossary/glossaryc.h...

and Dominicans had visitations:

http://faculty.washington.edu/miceal/PiersA/Introduction_Kno...

http://sameurl.com/dVd9S

http://sameurl.com/rujWa


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Peter Nicholson (X)
Poland
Local time: 03:36
Native speaker of: English
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