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

Noun

Christianity a Church office that provides its holder with an income [Latin beneficium benefit]

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"