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dispensation

dis·pen·sa·tion

UK/dɪsˌpɛnˈseɪʃən/ US/ˌdɪspʌˈnseɪʃʌn/ rare

noun

1.

an exemption from some rule or obligation

2.

a share that has been dispensed or distributed

3.

the act of dispensing (giving out in portions)

Origin

From Old French despensacion, from Latin dispensātiō. By surface analysis, dispens(e) + -ation.

Phrases

  • dispensation of the fulness of times

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