1 [C,U] special permission, especially from a religious leader, to do sth that is not usually allowed or legal:
She needed a special dispensation to remarry. * The sport's ruling body gave him dispensation to compete in national competitions.
2 [U] (formal) the act or process of providing sth, especially by sb in authority:
the dispensation of justice
3 [C] (technical) a political or religious system that operates in a country at a particular time
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is dispensation a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, dispensation is tagged as noun.
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