Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
biskopsbord
English translation:
episcopal benefice
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Paul Lambert
Oct 30, 2022 20:59
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Swedish term
Sweden
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Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Norwegian to English, Danish to English
biskopsbord
Swedish to English
Social Sciences
History
Church history in Sweden
Biskopsbord var en administrativ term för förmögenheter eller i första hand jord anslagen till en biskops underhåll.
De svenska biskopsborden skapades vid mitten 1200-talet och upplöstes 1527 i samband Västerås recess då huvuddelen av biskoparnas jord drog in till kronan.
De svenska biskopsborden skapades vid mitten 1200-talet och upplöstes 1527 i samband Västerås recess då huvuddelen av biskoparnas jord drog in till kronan.
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Austria
Austria
Native in English
Austria
Retd.T&I, Barrister & Austro-Advokat
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 5 more.
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episcopal benefice
> fief/dom is not quite within the parameters of the term: 'an estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service..'
Note also the meaning of *advowson* as the (archaic) right in English law of presenting a nominee to a benefice.
Episcopal : not confined only to the Catholic Church, as suggested by some g/hits.
Note also the meaning of *advowson* as the (archaic) right in English law of presenting a nominee to a benefice.
Episcopal : not confined only to the Catholic Church, as suggested by some g/hits.
Example sentence:
A benefice specifically from a church is called a precaria (pl. precariae), such as a stipend, and one from a monarch or nobleman is usually called a fief.
Advowson : (in ecclesiastical law) the right to recommend a member of the Anglican clergy for a *vacant benefice*, or to make such an appointment.
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