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Definition of Advowson
1. Noun. The right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice.
Definition of Advowson
1. n. 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.]
Definition of Advowson
1. Noun. (British legal) The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church. ¹
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Definition of Advowson
1. the right of presenting a nominee to a vacant church office [n -S]
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