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dis·pen·sa·tion
\ˌdispənˈsāshən, ˌdiˌspen-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English dispensacioun, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin, & Latin; Medieval Latin dispensation-, dispensatio exemption, pardon, from Late Latin, arrangement, administration, from Latin, distribution, from dispensatus (past participle of dispensare to distribute) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at dispense
1.
a.
(1) : ordering, administration, management
< under the new dispensation private distillers are first to be licensed and then gradually bought out — D.W.McConnell >
specifically : a divine ordering and administration of worldly affairs
(2) : a system of principles, promises, and rules divinely ordained and administered : the divine economy
< the Mosaic dispensation >
< the Christian dispensation >
(3) : a period of history during which a particular divine revelation has predominated in the affairs of mankind
(4) : any general state or ordering of things
< the triumph of the predatory dog-eat-dog dispensation — John Gassner >
b. : an arrangement or provision especially of providence or nature; also : favor
< the 400 merino sheep that he had purchased by special dispensation from the Escurial royal flock of Spain — American Guide Series: Vermont >
2. : a dispensing with or doing without something : remission of a sin : exemption from a rule of civil or ecclesiastical law or from an impediment, vow, or oath
3.
a. : the act of dispensing : a dealing out : distribution
< a ship's pharmacist concerns himself with the dispensation of medicines >
b. : something dispensed or distributed
< one of the most remarkable cultural dispensations in the country's history, the paperback book — T.E.Cooney >
4. : formal authorization by a fraternal organization (as for the purpose of forming a chapter)
< four other Freemasons met to petition the Grand Lodge of Louisiana for a dispensation to organize a lodge at Brazoria — American Guide Series: Texas >
• dis·pen·sa·tion·al \| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷|sāshənəl, -shnəl\ adjective |