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Noun
/ˈbenəfis/,
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benefices, plural;
  1. A permanent Church appointment, typically that of a rector or vicar, for which property and income are provided in respect of pastoral duties

  1. an endowed church office giving income to its holder
  2. endow with a benefice
  3. 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". A concept used by the Roman Catholic Church, it was abandoned by Protestantism (except in the Church of England).
  4. Land granted to a priest in a church that has a source of income attached to it; To bestow a benefice upon
  5. the means of generating an income to support a priest
  6. A position in the church with lands a benefits attached.
  7. a Church office, typically that of a rector or vicar, for which property and income are provided in respect of pastoral duties.
  8. The grant made by a lord, usually of land.
  9. A position, generally ecclesiastical, that provides income and other renumeration in return for the fulfillment of duties, e.g. the office of parish priest.
  10. An ecclesiastical living e.g. a vicarage or rectory.
  11. Payment for performing the duties of an ecclesiastical office (GP 291, 507; Nun's Priest 3316).
  12. (L. beneficium)     1) A grant of land given to a member of the aristocracy, a bishop, or a monastery, for limited or hereditary use in exchange for services. In ecclesiastic terms, a benefice is a church office that returns revenue. 2) The grant made by a lord, usually of land. ...
  13. A benefice is an income, usually from a church office.
  14. A collection of land, rights, buildings, and/or communities given by a lord to his vassal, providing the vassal's material support, in exchange for military service and counsel.
  15. A church living, especially with cure of souls.
  16. the position occupied by a clergyman in a parish. As he received a stipend, it had a value and was treated as a property which the owner of the benefice (usually the lord of the manor) could confer. Also known as a living. See also advowson.