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DISPENSING POWER

\dɪspˈɛnsɪŋ pˈa͡ʊə], \dɪspˈɛnsɪŋ pˈa‍ʊə], \d_ɪ_s_p_ˈɛ_n_s_ɪ_ŋ p_ˈaʊ_ə]\

Definitions of DISPENSING POWER

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Hist.) The power of the English sovereign to dispense with penalties on things forbidden by law but not by moral obligation. James II. regarded this power as authorizing him to dispense with tests against Roman Catholics and Dissenters.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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