beneficed

Variant of benefice

benefice definition

ben·efice (ben′ə fis)

noun

  1. land held by a feudal tenant for services rendered the owner
  2. an endowed church office providing a living for a vicar, rector, etc.
  3. its income

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

transitive verb beneficed -·ficed, beneficing -·fic·ing

to provide with a benefice

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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