What is the difference between a Use and a Rite? This wikipedia page gives a list of all the liturgical Rites and Uses that have been employed throughout history in the Roman Catholic Church. It lists many rites, such as the Ambrosian, Braga and Mozarabic Rites, and it also has a couple of Uses, such as the Anglican Use, Zaire Use, Use of York and Cologne Use.

I'm wondering what it is that determines whether a liturgy will be considered a "Rite" or a "Use"? They both just seem like unique liturgies to me so I'm not sure what the distinction is between them.
Looks like a &quot;Use&quot;:

denote[s] the special liturgical customs which prevailed in a particular diocese or group of dioceses
Old Catholic Encyclopedia - Use of York

and a &quot;Rite&quot; is :

the whole complex of the services of any Church or group of Churches
Old Catholic Encyclopedia - Rite

In practice, it looks like a &quot;Use&quot; is an accommodation granted by the Pope acknowledging the Bishop's desire for local customs (or a religious order's customs) to form part of worship and a rite is the state of a local church as it formed and took shape because of geographic boundaries in the early church.