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benefice
[ ben-uh-fis ]
noun
- 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.
verb (used with object)
- to invest with a benefice or ecclesiastical living.
benefice
/ ˈbɛnɪfɪs /
noun
- Christianity an endowed Church office yielding an income to its holder; a Church living
- the property or revenue attached to such an office
- See vassalage(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
verb
- tr to provide with a benefice
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Other Words From
- non·bene·ficed adjective
- un·bene·ficed adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of benefice1
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Example Sentences
Heinsberg had promised a certain benefice to Louis de Bourbon, the Duke's nephew, but gave it to another claimant.
In one instance Parker deprived a vicar of his benefice for a denial of the verbal inspiration of the Bible.
Having infringed this politic law, he was put in prison, defamed, and driven from his benefice.
Advowson, 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.
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