in law, a producing, or showing, of titles, authorities, and other proofs, of a matter in contest.

Anciently they used the phrase, exhibition of a tragedy, comedy, or the like; but now we say representation in lieu thereof.

in our old writers, is used for an allowance of meat and drink, such as was customary among the religious appropriators of churches, who usually made it to the depending vicar. The benefactions settled for the maintaining of scholars in the universities, not depending on the foundation, are also called exhibitions.