See Also: obvention(dictionary)

obvention (iou)



obvention noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French, or late Latin obventio(n-) revenue, from obvent- pa. ppl stem of obvenire come in the way of, happen to, from ob- OB- + venire come: see -ION.]
Ecclesiastical Law. An incoming fee or revenue, esp. one of an occasional or incidental character.