advowee

English

Noun

advowee (plural advowees)

1. One who has an advowson.
   • 1939, Henri Pirenne, Mohammed and Charlemagne, London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, page 264:

     Moreover, the grandi endeavoured to exploit the estates of the Church by imposing themselves upon them as advowees and devouring their resources.

   • 1691, The case of Exeter College related and vindicated:

     The Custody of Voidances, Presentments, Collations, etc. as Lords and Advowees.

References

• “advowee”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.