benefice

(ben′ə fis)

noun

Origin: ME < OFr < ML beneficium < L, a kindness, service, promotion < benefic

to provide with a benefice

See benefice in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Ecclesiastical
a. A church office endowed with fixed capital assets that provide a living.
b. The revenue from such assets.
A landed estate granted in feudal tenure.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin beneficium, benefit

Origin: , from beneficus, benefic; see benefic

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