Obvention
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɒbˈvɛnʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Obvention is a noun meaning (obsolete) The act of happening incidentally; that which happens casually; an incidental advantage; an occasional offering.
Meaning
(obsolete) The act of happening incidentally; that which happens casually; an incidental advantage; an occasional offering.
Example Sentences
Tithes and other obventions.
Legacies bequeathed by the deaths of princes and great persons, and other casualities and obventions.
Word Forms
- obventions
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include occasion, adventition, incidency, incidence, incident, finding.
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