What does advowson mean?
Advowson means (UK, ecclesiastical law) The right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church office..
Advowson
/ədˈvaʊ.z(ə)n/ · noun
Meaning
(UK, ecclesiastical law) The right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church office..
Example Sentences
The advowson of the parsonages of Sempringham and Tirington, being the right of his father, he [St. Gilbert] was presented by him [his father] to those united livings, in 1123.
Advowson is the right to appoint the incumbent clergy of a parish, so three advowsons meant three incumbents.
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The advowson of the parsonages of Sempringham and Tirington, being the right of his father, he [St. Gilbert] was presented by him [his father] to those united livings, in 1123.
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