Définitions
1.NounThe act of avowing and justifying in one's own right the distraining of goods.
2.NounA form of medieval patronage in which colonial tenants, often from criminal backgrounds, were guaranteed protection by an English lord in exchange for the payment of a tax.
3.NounAdvowson, the right to appoint to a benefice or office.
4.NounAvowal (open affirmation or admission).
5.NounA protector, especially a patron saint.