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

n. Ecclesiastical The revenue from such assets.

n. A landed estate granted in feudal tenure.

n. Land granted to a priest in a church that has a source of income attached to it.

v. To bestow a benefice upon

n. A favor or benefit.

n. An estate in lands; a fief.

n. An ecclesiastical living and church preferment, as in the Church of England; a church endowed with a revenue for the maintenance of divine service. See Advowson.

v. To endow with a benefice.

n. In feudal law, originally, a fee or an estate in lands granted for life only, and held ex mero beneficio (on the mere good pleasure) of the donor.

n. An ecclesiastical living; a church office endowed with a revenue for its proper fulfilment; the revenue itself.

n. Benefit.

To endow or invest with a benefice.

n. an endowed church office giving income to its holder

v. endow with a benefice

"Popularly the term benefice is often understood to denote either certain property destined for the support of ministers of religion, or a spiritual office or function, such as the care of souls, but in the strict sense it signifies a right, i.e. the right given permanently by the Church to a cleric to receive ecclesiastical revenues on account of the performance of some spiritual service."

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fief    living    parsonage    sinecure    vicarage    rectory    mensal    prebend    provostry    commandery   

canonry    prebend    sinecure    archbishopric    residentiary    deanery    powre    law-office    curacy    dignidad