advowson

[ ad-vou-zuh n ]

/ ædˈvaʊ zən /

noun English Ecclesiastical Law.

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

Nearby words

advocate, advocate depute, advocation, advocatory, advocatus diaboli, advowson, advt, advt., adwa, adware, adwoman

Origin of advowson

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

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Examples from the Web for advowson

Thus it is applied to rights of advowson or of common, when possessed simply and not as incident to any particular lands.
View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Henry Hallam
The founder was a member of that company, and to them he gave the advowson.
Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 102, October 11, 1851|Various
The Prior's champion was struck down, and upon this the Prior's attorney came forward and surrendered the advowson.
The Customs of Old England|F. J. Snell
Hence his right to nominate the rector was styled advocatio or advowson.
The Legal Position of the Clergy|P. V. Smith

Over and over again the gift of the advowson of a church to a monastery is followed by appropriation.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535|Eileen Edna Power

British Dictionary definitions for advowson

advowson

/ (ədˈvaʊzən) /

noun

English ecclesiastical law the right of presentation to a vacant benefice

Word Origin for advowson

C13: via Anglo-French and Old French from Latin advocātiōn- the act of summoning, from advocāre to summon

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