spolium

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noun

The property of a beneficed ecclesiastic not transmissible by will.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounspolium (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe property of a beneficed ecclesiastic not transmissible by will.

Origin

  1. Latinspolium
  2. Englishspolium

Borrowed from Latin spolium.

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APA

spolium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spolium

MLA

“spolium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spolium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spolium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spolium.

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