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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley