advowson

American  

[ad-vou-zuhn] / ædˈvaʊ zən /

noun

English Ecclesiastical Law.

1. the right of presentation of a candidate to a benefice or church office.

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advowson British  

/ ədˈvaʊzən /

noun

1. English ecclesiastical law the right of presentation to a vacant benefice

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Etymology

Origin of advowson

1250–1300; < Anglo-French; replacing Middle English avoweisoun < Anglo-French, Old French avoeson ≪ Latin advocātiōn-. See advocation

Example Sentences

In 1869 the inappropriate rectory of St. Bridget and the tithes thereof, except the advowson, the parsonage house, and Easter-dues offerings, were sold by auction for £2,700.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter

Advowee′, one who has the right of advowson.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

About 956 the manor and advowson of Beccles were granted by King Edwy to the monks of Bury, and remained in p. 81their possession until the dissolution of the religious houses under Henry VIII.

From East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)

The advowson of the rectory anciently belonged to the Prioress and Convent of Clerkenwell, in whom it continued till their suppression by Henry VIII., when it came to the Crown.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter

In 1653 Sir Robert Willoughby and Elizabeth his wife sold the capital mansion-house, farm, and advowson of Toners-Piddle to Robert Lewen.

From The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West by Rogers, William Henry Hamilton