HyperDic: advowson

English > 1 sense of the word advowson:
NOUNattributeadvowsonthe right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice
English > advowson: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
MeaningThe right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice.
Categorylaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
BroaderrightAn abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature

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