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noun
Land granted to a priest in a church that has a source of income attached to it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A favour or benefit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
An estate in lands; a fief.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: feudal law
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verb
To bestow a benefice upon
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noun
an endowed church office giving income to its holder
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ecclesiastical benefice
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Broader terms: spiritualty, spirituality, church property
Narrower terms: sinecure
verb
endow with a benefice
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: endow, dower
History
From Old French benefice, from Latin beneficium.
Across languages
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