benefice
n . 僧侣之禄,圣俸,有俸圣职
僧侣之禄,圣俸,有俸圣职
benefice n 1 :
an endowed church office giving income to its holder [
synonym :
{
benefice }, {
ecclesiastical benefice }]
v 1 :
endow with a benefice Benefice \
Ben "
e *
fice \,
n . [
F .
b ['
e ]
n ['
e ]
fice ,
L .
beneficium ,
a kindness ,
in LL .
a grant of an estate ,
fr .
L .
beneficus beneficent ;
bene well facere to do .
See {
Benefit }.]
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1 .
A favor or benefit . [
Obs .] --
Baxter .
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2 . (
Feudal Law )
An estate in lands ;
a fief .
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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 .
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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 }.
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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 \
Ben "
e *
fice \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Beneficed }.]
To endow with a benefice .
Note : [
Commonly in the past participle .]
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