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ad·vow·son    Audio Help   (ād-vou'zən)  Pronunciation Key  n.   The right in English ecclesiastical law of presentation to a vacant benefice. [Middle English avouson, from Old French avoeson, from Medieval Latin advocātia, from Latin advocātiō, a summoning, from advocāre, to summon; see advocate.]

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advowson

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the right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice

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Advowson

Ad`vo*ca"tion\, n. [L. advocatio: cf. OF. avocation. See Advowson.]

1. The act of advocating or pleading; plea; advocacy. [Archaic]

The holy Jesus . . . sits in heaven in a perpetual advocation for us. --Jer. Taylor.

2. Advowson. [Obs.]

The donations or advocations of church livings. --Sanderson.

3. (Scots Law) The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court. --Bell.

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