vouchsafement
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Vouchsafement — Vouch*safe ment, n. The act of vouchsafing, or that which is vouchsafed; a gift or grant in condescension. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vouchsafement — index concession (authorization), consent, disposition (transfer of property), indulgence, leave (permission) … Law dictionary
vouchsafement — mənt noun ( s) archaic : an act or instance of vouchsafing : boon, concession a merciful vouchsafement from God to mankind Thomas Amory the sovereign vouchsafement of mercy to some R.W.Hamilton … Useful english dictionary
vouchsafement — noun see vouchsafe … New Collegiate Dictionary
vouchsafement — vouch·safe·ment … English syllables
vouchsafe — vouchsafement, n. /vowch sayf /, v., vouchsafed, vouchsafing. v.t. 1. to grant or give, as by favor, graciousness, or condescension: to vouchsafe a reply to a question. 2. to allow or permit, as by favor or graciousness: They vouchsafed his… … Universalium
Permission — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Permission >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 permission permission leave Sgm: N 1 allowance allowance sufferance Sgm: N 1 tolerance tolerance toleration Sgm: N 1 liberty liberty law license … English dictionary for students
vouchsafe — transitive verb (vouchsafed; vouchsafing) Etymology: Middle English vouchen sauf to grant, consent, deign, from Anglo French voucher salf Date: 14th century 1. a. to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner b. to give by way… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Intercession — • To go or come between two parties, to plead before one of them on behalf of the other Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Intercession Intercession (Mediation) … Catholic encyclopedia
consent — con·sent n 1 a: compliance in or approval of what is done or proposed by another; specif: the voluntary agreement or acquiescence by a person of age or with requisite mental capacity who is not under duress or coercion and usu. who has knowledge… … Law dictionary
