advowson

American  

[ad-vou-zuhn] / ædˈvaʊ zən /

noun

English Ecclesiastical Law.

1. the right of presentation of a candidate to a benefice or church office.

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advowson British  

/ ədˈvaʊzən /

noun

1. English ecclesiastical law the right of presentation to a vacant benefice

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Etymology

Origin of advowson

1250–1300; < Anglo-French; replacing Middle English avoweisoun < Anglo-French, Old French avoeson ≪ Latin advocātiōn-. See advocation

Example Sentences

The founder was a member of that company, and to them he gave the advowson.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 102, October 11, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

Thus it is applied to rights of advowson or of common, when possessed simply, and not as incident to any particular lands.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

About 956 the manor and advowson of Beccles were granted by King Edwy to the monks of Bury, and remained in p. 81their possession until the dissolution of the religious houses under Henry VIII.

From East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)

The advowson of St. Mary-le-Bow belongs to the Archbishop of Canterbury, and is the chief of his thirteen peculiars, or insulated, livings.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter

This limitation was inserted by way of compensation to the university for the severance of the advowson of the rectory from a certain chair of divinity.

From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) by Morley, John