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noun
A writ in English law commencing a common-law action for deciding a disputed right of presentation to a benefice, a right known as an advowson.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: law
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History
From Latin [Term?] (literally “why he hinders”), from the words of the ancient writ that started the proceeding until the 19th century.
