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benefice
[ben-uh-fis]
noun
a position or post granted to an ecclesiastic that guarantees a fixed amount of property or income.
the revenue itself.
the equivalent of a fief in the early Middle Ages.
verb (used with object)
to invest with a benefice or ecclesiastical living.
benefice
/ ˈɛɪɪ /
noun
Christianity an endowed Church office yielding an income to its holder; a Church living
the property or revenue attached to such an office
(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
verb
(tr) to provide with a benefice
Other 51Թ Forms
- nonbeneficed adjective
- unbeneficed adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of benefice1
Example Sentences
Some tycoons have crafted named benefices: the Broad and David Geffen foundations, for example.
The church, she says, is one of 15 in the benefice.
In 1449, the city council of Toledo, Spain, passed an ordinance decreeing “that no converso of Jewish descent may have or hold any office or benefice in the said city of Toledo.”
The idea of a paid vicar in every single church on a Sunday - certainly in the benefice here - is long gone.
Most important of these was the appropriation of benefices to their use.
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