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Advowson
Pronunciation : Ad*vow"son
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. avoweisoun, OF. avo?son, fr. L. advocatio. Cf. Advocation.] (Eng. Law)
Definition : Defn: The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church. [Originally, the relation of a patron (advocatus) or protector of a benefice, and thus privileged to nominate or present to it.]
Note: The benefices of the Church of England are in every case subjects of presentation. They are nearly 12,000 in number; the advowson of more than half of them belongs to private persons, and of the remainder to the crown, bishops, deans and chapters, universities, and colleges. Amer. Cyc.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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