advowson

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English avowson, from Anglo-Norman avouson, from Latin advocātiō. Doublet of advocation. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ədˈvaʊ.z(ə)n/ === Noun === advowson (plural advowsons) (UK, ecclesiastical law) The right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church office. === References === “advowson”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.