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Benefice Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Benefice
(v. t.)
To endow with a benefice.
(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.
(n.)
A favor or benefit.
(v. t.)
To endow with a benefice.
(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.
(n.)
A favor or benefit.
| WordNet 2.0 |
benefice
Noun
1. an endowed church office giving income to its holder
(synonym) ecclesiastical benefice
(hypernym) spiritualty, spirituality, church property
(hyponym) sinecure
Verb
1. endow with a benefice
(hypernym) endow, dower
(derivation) beneficiary, donee
Noun
1. an endowed church office giving income to its holder
(synonym) ecclesiastical benefice
(hypernym) spiritualty, spirituality, church property
(hyponym) sinecure
Verb
1. endow with a benefice
(hypernym) endow, dower
(derivation) beneficiary, donee
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benefice
benefice
\ben"e*fice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. beneficed.] to endow with a benefice.
note: [commonly in the past participle.]
benefice
\ben"e*fice\ (&?;), n. [f. bénéfice, l. beneficium, a kindness, in ll. a grant of an estate, fr. l. beneficus beneficent; bene well + facere to do. see benefit.]
1. a favor or benefit. [obs.]
2. (feudal law) an estate in lands; a fief.
note: such an estate was granted at first for life only, and held on the mere good pleasure of the donor; but afterward, becoming hereditary, it received the appellation of fief, and the term benefice became appropriated to church livings.
3. 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.
note: all church preferments are called benefices, except bishoprics, which are called dignities. but, ordinarily, the term dignity is applied to bishoprics, deaneries, archdeaconries, and prebendaryships; benefice to parsonages, vicarages, and donatives.
benefice
\ben"e*fice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. beneficed.] to endow with a benefice.
note: [commonly in the past participle.]
benefice
\ben"e*fice\ (&?;), n. [f. bénéfice, l. beneficium, a kindness, in ll. a grant of an estate, fr. l. beneficus beneficent; bene well + facere to do. see benefit.]
1. a favor or benefit. [obs.]
2. (feudal law) an estate in lands; a fief.
note: such an estate was granted at first for life only, and held on the mere good pleasure of the donor; but afterward, becoming hereditary, it received the appellation of fief, and the term benefice became appropriated to church livings.
3. 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.
note: all church preferments are called benefices, except bishoprics, which are called dignities. but, ordinarily, the term dignity is applied to bishoprics, deaneries, archdeaconries, and prebendaryships; benefice to parsonages, vicarages, and donatives.
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benefice
A church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
A church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
Benefice Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
| The 'Lectric Law Library |
Benefice
Obs. Land given by the lord to a vassal, for the vassal's use. it remains the property of the lord, and is not inheritable, in the old sense of the word's use. This changed after 875 A.D., when benefices became inheritable, 'real' property of the vassal.
Obs. Land given by the lord to a vassal, for the vassal's use. it remains the property of the lord, and is not inheritable, in the old sense of the word's use. This changed after 875 A.D., when benefices became inheritable, 'real' property of the vassal.
Benefice Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| JM Latin-English Dictionary |
benefice
ADV
beneficently
ADV
beneficently
| Chaucer's Middle English Glossary |
benefice
noun ecclesiastical living
noun ecclesiastical living
| The Knighthood, Chivalry & Tournaments Arms and Armour Glossary |
Benefice
A position in the church with lands a benefits attached.
A position in the church with lands a benefits attached.
| castle glossary |
benefice
source of income
source of income
Benefice Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Benefice
Originally a benefice was a gift of land (precaria) for life as a reward for services rendered. The word comes from the Latin noun beneficium meaning "benefit". Originally a concept in the Roman Catholic Church, it was abandoned by Protestantism (excepting the Church of England).
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