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avoueson (c.1170)
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avoueson (c.1170)

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avouesoun,  avoueison,  avoueisoun,  avouison;  avoeisun,  avoeson,  avoesun,  avoesoen,  avoesson;  avoweson,  avowesoun,  avowson,  avowsoun,  avoweisoun;  avouweson,  avowisoun;  avoson;  avoiesun,  avoisson,  avohison;  advoueson,  advoweson,  advowesoun  (avouason,  avouaison  PONTISSARA ii 668.6,  advoucion  Chancery SC 17,  awoeson  King’s Council Ireland 153)  
  FEW:  advocatio 24,202b Gdf:  avoeson 1,535c GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF:  avouaison  TLF: ∅ OED:  advowson n.  MED:  avou(e)son n.  DMLBS: ∅

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1lordship, allegiance: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Joe savrai ki il sunt, de quel avoeisun  Horn 148
2lawright to receive taxes, etc.: 
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  atort lui deforce l’avoesun des dymes de la terce partie del eglise  Nov Narr 41
♦lawadvowson, right to nominate to a benefice: 
( 1260; MS: s.xiv3/3 )  si un homme ad achaté l’avoesun de une yglise […]  Brev Plac 159
( 1318 )  dona le manoir de P. ové fedz de Chivaler et avowesons des Eglises  Eng Docs 8.34
( 1318 )  et l’avowesoun demura en comune a presenter par turn  YBB Ed II xxii 317
( 1344 )  Avoweson d’eglise n’est nul autre mes presentement a l’eglise quant ele est voide  YBB 18-19 Ed III 351
♦eccl.living, benefice: 
( 1307 )  la baronye de Hastyng’ ové le chastel e les avouesons des provendres  King’s Bench iii 181
( 1388 )  d’un auncein prevendre, chapitre, ou vicarage, et autres avowsouns  YBB 12 Rich II 195
avoueson apendant
lawappendent advowson (dependent on ownership of e.g. a manor): 
( 1294 )  avoweson ke est apendant a manere ne put estre fet desapendant e un gros par sey  YBB 21-22 Ed I 609
( MS: c.1310 )  a quei l’avoweson de la chapele avantdite apent (var. (H8: c.1400) est appendant; (D4: a1349) est appurtenant)  Nov Narr 215
avoueson en gros
lawadvowson in gross (independent of ownership of land): 
( c.1420 )  si tenaunt en le taill soit seisi dez services de rent d’un avowson en groos […]  Readings i App. i 96
faire avoueson a
to claim allegiance to: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Ses ostz […] s’en font occision Sur quantque a sire E. fist nule avoweison  LANGTOFT thiol2 357.1812
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