What is a nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation. Blackstone called?
provision — (Eng. Hist.) A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation. Blackstone. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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