advowee

English

Noun

advowee (plural advowees)

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.

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