dispensation

Meaning

Noun

  • The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution
  • The distribution of good and evil by God to man.
  • That which is dispensed, dealt out, or given; that which is bestowed on someone
  • A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy
  • The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; exemption.

Origin

  • From Old French despensacion, from Latin dispensātiō

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