CHONDROPTERYGII

CHONDROPTERYGII, in ichthyology, a term for-

Chop-Church formerly applied to the order of fishes now called amphibia nantes by LINNAEUS. See AMPHIBIA.

Chop-Church, or CHURCH-CHOPPER, a name, or rather nick-name, given to parsons who make a practice of exchanging benefices. See PERMUTATION.

Chop-church occurs in an ancient statute as a lawful trade or occupation; and some of the judges say it was a good addition. Brook holds that it was no occupation, but a thing permissible by law.