benefice (redirected from Benefices)

ben·e·fice  (bn-fs)

n.

1. Ecclesiastical

a. A church office endowed with fixed capital assets that provide a living.

b. The revenue from such assets.

2. A landed estate granted in feudal tenure.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin beneficium, benefit, from beneficus, benefic; see benefic.]

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bene·fice v.

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benefice [ˈbɛnɪfɪs]

n

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity an endowed Church office yielding an income to its holder; a Church living

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the property or revenue attached to such an office

3. (Historical Terms) (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

vb

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr) to provide with a benefice

[from Old French, from Latin beneficium benefit, from beneficus, from bene well + facere to do]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	benefice - an endowed church office giving income to its holder ecclesiastical benefice church property, spirituality, spiritualty - property or income owned by a church sinecure - a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached
Verb	1.	benefice - endow with a benefice dower, endow - furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got dowered"

Translations

benefice [ˈbenɪfɪs] N → beneficio m

benefice

n → Pfründe f, → kirchliches Benefizium (spec)

benefice [ˈbɛnɪfɪs] n (Rel) → beneficio ecclesiastico

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benefice [ˈbɛnɪfɪs] n (Rel) → beneficio ecclesiastico