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advowson

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
advowson /ədˈvaʊz(ə)n/

▶noun Brit. (in ecclesiastical law) the right to recommend a member of the Anglican clergy for a vacant benefice, or to make such an appointment.

– origin ME: from OFr. avoeson, from L. advocatio(n-), from advocare (see advocate).

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