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Oblations

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881)

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Or obventions, are offerings or customary payments made, in England, to the minister of a church, including fees on marriages, burials, mortuaries, etc., (q. v.) and Caster offerings. 2 Steph. Comm. 740; Phillim. Ecc. Law, 1596. They may be commuted by agreement

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

or obventions, are offerings or customary payments made, in England, to the minister of a church, including fees on marriages, burials, mortuaries, etc., (q. v.,) and Easter offerings. 2 Steph. Comm. 740; Phillim, Ece. Law, 1596. They may be commuted by agreement.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

Gifts or offerings presents, soulscot; payments Formerly the principal source