| 单词 | expectative grace |
| 释义 | > as lemmasexpectative grace expectative grace n. (also †grace expectative) now historical a mandate given by a pope or king granting advance right of succession to an ecclesiastical benefice. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > benefice > advowson > [noun] > mandate conferring right of succession to expectative grace1488 expectation1537 expectative1539 1488Gracis expecta[ti]vis [see sense A. 1a]. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccclxvv Bishops of Rome..by reseruations and graces expectatiue [L. gratias expectatiuas]..haue deriued all the gaine to Rome. 1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 344/2 The multitude of expectatiue graces haue bene a greate impediment and let. 1613 F. Mason Of Consecration Bishops iv. xi. 180 The Pope by his prouisions, reseruations, and expectatiue graces made lamentable desolation in the Church of God. 1751 Chambers's Cycl. (ed. 7) (at cited word) In France..the right of conferring expectative graces, is looked on as one of the regalia. 1882 M. Creighton Hist. Papacy I. ii. viii. 400 The rules thus established as part of the constitution of the Church..provided for the issue of expectative graces. 1935 Speculum 10 111 Over two hundred letters of provisions and expectative graces of the pontificate of Gregory XI..can be found in the Regesta Avinionensia. 2000 A. D. M. Barrell Medieval Scotl. viii. 236 Expectative graces were rather cheaper to obtain, as only occasionally did the Camera attempt to levy annates from benefices obtained as a result. < as lemmas |
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