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obvention
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obvention, n. [L. obvention, fr. obvenire to come before or in the way of, to befall; ob (see Ob-) + venire to come: cf. F. obvention.].
The act of happening incidentally; that which happens casually; an incidental advantage; an occasional offering. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
"Legacies bequeathed by the deaths of princes and great persons, and other casualities and obventions." [1913 Webster]
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