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dispensation

noun

/ˌdɪspɛnˈseɪʃən/

Meaning

An exemption from a rule or usual requirement; a system of order, government, or control.

The school granted him a special dispensation to skip the exam due to illness.

exemption, allowance, privilege, immunity, authorization

restriction, prohibition, obligation

special dispensation, royal dispensation, papal dispensation, grant dispensation

the act of stopping something from happening

a person who makes and repairs things made of iron

a state of agreement or peaceful existence

A natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food.

Any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.

The controlled supply of water to land for agricultural production.