dispensation
dispensation Lexical Profile
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• noun
An official exemption from a rule, law, vows, or usual requirement, especially one granted by a religious or governing authority.
"The student athlete was granted a special dispensation to take her final exams a week early."
The action of distributing, administering, or supplying something, such as justice, funds, or medical supplies.
"The charity oversaw the fair dispensation of emergency relief funds to affected families."
A political, religious, or social system prevailing at a particular time, or a divinely ordained order of the world.
"Under the new constitutional dispensation, local provinces were granted significantly greater autonomy."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century via Old French from Latin dispensatio ('management, stewardship, or distribution by weight'), derived from the verb dispensare ('to weigh out, distribute, or administer').