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1. (n.) benefice
a position or post granted to an ecclesiastic that guarantees a fixed amount of property or income.
2. benefice
the revenue itself.
3. benefice
the equivalent of a fief in the early Middle Ages.
4. (v.t.) benefice
to invest with a benefice.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < MF < L beneficium service, kindness; see benefic , -ium1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) benefice, ecclesiastical benefice
an endowed church office giving income to its holder
2. (verb) benefice
endow with a benefice
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) benefice
a favor or benefit
2. (noun) benefice
an estate in lands; a fief
3. (noun) benefice
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
4. (verb) benefice
to endow with a benefice
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