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advowson

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ad⋅vow⋅son

  [ad-vou-zuhn]
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–noun English Ecclesiastical Law.
the right of presentation of a candidate to a benefice or church office.
Origin:
1250–1300; < AF; r. ME avoweisoun < AF, OF avoeson ≪ L advocātiōn-. See advocation
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ad·vow·son   (ād-vou'zən)   
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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