benefice
a position or post granted to an ecclesiastic that guarantees a fixed amount of property or income.
the revenue itself.
the equivalent of a fief in the early Middle Ages.
to invest with a benefice or ecclesiastical living.
Origin of benefice
1Other words from benefice
- non·ben·e·ficed, adjective
- un·ben·e·ficed, adjective
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How to use benefice in a sentence
Heinsberg had promised a certain benefice to Louis de Bourbon, the Duke's nephew, but gave it to another claimant.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) OmondIn one instance Parker deprived a vicar of his benefice for a denial of the verbal inspiration of the Bible.
History of the English People | John Richard GreenHaving infringed this politic law, he was put in prison, defamed, and driven from his benefice.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete | Jean Jacques RousseauAdvowson, ad-vow′zun, n. the right of patronage or presentation to a church benefice.
For six years Jimenes held out, and at length in 1480 Carillo restored him to his benefice.
British Dictionary definitions for benefice
/ (ˈbɛnɪfɪs) /
Christianity an endowed Church office yielding an income to its holder; a Church living
the property or revenue attached to such an office
(in feudal society) a tenement (piece of land) held by a vassal from a landowner on easy terms or free, esp in return for military support: See also vassalage
(tr) to provide with a benefice
Origin of benefice
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