"Spoiled" suspension
What is the theoretical term for the voice-leading phenomenon whereby the note that a suspension is expected to resolve to appears in another voice on the same beat that the suspension begins? You can see a version of this in the final cadence of 'O nata lux' by Thomas Tallis, second to last bar, second to last beat; a suspended fourth in the top voice and the minor third of the chord in the tenor. Obviously, this is not a voice-leading error in this case and the suspension doesn't actually resolve on the minor third in the top voice. Regardless, I'm curious to know what this type of voice-leading is called as I can't find any information on it. Thanks in advance.
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If you mean the setting of the word "corporis" in the last bar, that's an English cadence, and it was fairly common in English music of the 16th and 17th centuries - Wikipedia uses an example from another Tallis work. The distinguishing feature is that the raised and natural leading tones are used at the same time.
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