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advowson

Meaninga patron

Common meaning: the right to name a parish priest

Journey through time

  1. Latinadvocatus‘a patron’source
  2. Late Latinadvocationemsource
  3. Anglo-Frenchmeaning shiftsa patron → patronageavoeson‘patronage’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftspatronage → the right to name a parish priestadvowson‘the right to name a parish priest’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin advocatus ‘a patron’.

Roots

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