ADVOWSON - Ecclesiastical Law. From
advow or advocare, a right of presentation to a church
or benefice. He who possesses this right is called
the patron or advocate, when there is no patron, or
he neglects to exercise his right within six months,
it is called a lapse, i. e. a title is given to the
ordinary to collate to a church; when a presentation
is made by one who has no right it is called a usurpation.
Advowsons are of different kinds, as Advowson appendant,
when it depends upon a manor.
- Advowson in gross, when it belongs to a person and
not to a manor.
- Advowson presentative, where the patron presents
to the bishop. - Advowson donative, where the king
or patron puts the clerk into possession without presentation.
- Advowson of the moiety of the church, where there
are two several patrons and two incumbents in the
same churcb.
- A moiety of advowson, where two must join the presentation,
of one incumbent.
- Advowson of religious houses, that whicb is vested
in the person who founded such a house.
