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benefice

/ˈbɛnɪfɪs/ UK

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From Old French benefice, from Latin beneficium.

noun benefices

Land granted to a priest in a church that has a source of income attached to it. If after long expectation, much expense, travel, earnest suit of ourselves and friends, we obtain a small benefice at last, our misery begins afresh […]
obsolete A favour or benefit.
An estate in lands; a fief.

verb benefices · beneficing · beneficed

To bestow a benefice upon There are two volumes, "The Open Door for Man's approach to God" (London, 1650) and "A Consideration of Infant Baptism" (London, 1653), by John Horne, who was beneficed at All Hallows, King's Lynn.

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@misc{benefice_2026,
  title = {benefice},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/benefice},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}