Word of the Day: DISPENSATION

Exception, arrangement, or offering

dispensation (noun) - a distribution or grant of permission; a way of ordering things; a distinctive arrangement or period [dis-puhn-sey-shuhn]

BREAKDOWN: DIS- (away) + PENS- (consider or weigh) + -ATION (process of)

• dispense is to give out or issue in portions; to administer

See also: pensive, propensity

“The ordaining of laws in favor of one part of the nation, to the prejudice and oppression of another, is certainly the most erroneous and mistaken policy. An equal dispensation of protection, rights, privileges, and advantages is what every part is entitled to and ought to enjoy.” —Benjamin Franklin