Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In England, one who has the right of advowson.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who has an advowson.
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- noun One who has an
advowson .
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In those rude ages there followed on this right to nominate, the duty to defend, to become advocatus or advowee, champion or protector of the church of which the patron had named the incumbent.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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