# dispensation

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪsˌpɛnˈseɪʃən/ · frequency rank #34,859

## Definitions
1. The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution
2. The distribution of good and evil by God to man.
3. That which is dispensed, dealt out, or given; that which is bestowed on someone
4. A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy
5. The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; exemption.
6. The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; exemption.

## Etymology
From Old French despensacion, from Latin dispensātiō. By surface analysis, dispens(e) + -ation.

## Common misspellings (19)
`ddispensation`, `dipsensation`, `disepnsation`, `dispenastion`, `dispennsation`, `dispensaiton`, `dispensasion`, `dispensatino`, `dispensationn`, `dispensatoin`, `dispensattion`, `dispenssation`, `dispenstaion`, `dispesnation`, `dispnesation`, `disppensation`, `disspensation`, `dsipensation`, `idspensation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dispensation