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benefice

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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.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin beneficium, benefit, from beneficus, benefic; see benefic.]
bene·fice v.
benefice
Noun
Christianity a Church office that provides its holder with an income [Latin beneficium benefit]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
Verb1.benefice - endow with a benefice
dower, endow - furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got dowered"


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* of a benefice to some powerful patron, is easily understood.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
"They commonly give them," said the curate, some simple benefice or cure, or some place as sacristan which brings them a good fixed income, not counting the altar fees, which may be reckoned at as much more.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
I make about twelve thousand francs a year, without counting a little benefice of a thousand crowns the prince gave me.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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