gubernation money
Oxford Univ. (now historical )
noun
A term for certain payments made to the Master of Balliol.
- One such payment was for the care of exhibitioners, under the terms of a foundation established by John Snell of Ayrshire in 1677, and one (enacted 1777–8) in lieu of holding the rectory of Huntspill in Somerset..
Origin
Mid 19th century.