Associations to the word «Advowson»

Wiktionary

ADVOWSON, noun. (British) (legal) The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church.

Dictionary definition

ADVOWSON, noun. The right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.