Etymology

advowson

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Today it means: The right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church office. Full definition →

Middle English avowson ← Anglo-Norman avouson ← Latin advocātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromadvocātiō
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromavouson
  3. Middle English · inherited fromavowson
  4. English todayadvowson

From Middle English avowson, from Anglo-Norman avouson, from Latin advocātiō. Doublet of advocation.

Words from the same roots

Latinadvocātiō all →

advocation

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