Voidance

Voidance
Voidance Void"ance, n. 1. The act of voiding, emptying, ejecting, or evacuating. [1913 Webster]

2. (Eccl.) A ejection from a benefice. [1913 Webster]

3. The state of being void; vacancy, as of a benefice which is without an incumbent. [1913 Webster]

4. Evasion; subterfuge. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]


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