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noun
The act of happening incidentally; that which happens casually; an incidental advantage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
A church revenue, especially one of an occasional or incidental character.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Latin obventio, from obvenire (“to come before or in the way of, to befall”), from ob (see ob-) + venire (“to come”). Compare French obvention.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
