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The '''venality of offices''' refers to the historical practice of selling or auctioning public offices, particularly in Early Modern Europe.<ref name="Doyle">Doyle, William (1996). "Venality: The Sale of Offices in Eighteenth-Century France". Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198205364.</ref> This system allowed individuals to purchase positions in government, the military, or the church, often with the right to resell or bequeath the office to heirs.<ref name="Swart">Swart, K. W. (1949). "Sale of Offices in the Seventeenth Century". Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague.</ref>

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== References ==

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== Further reading ==

* Mousnier, Roland (1971). "La vénalité des offices sous Henri IV et Louis XIII". Presses Universitaires de France.

* Kamen, Henry (2000). "Early Modern European Society". Routledge. ISBN 978-0415158657.

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