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Definitions of benefice in various dictionaries:
noun - an endowed church office giving income to its holder
verb - endow with a benefice
Ecclesiastical.
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| A permanent Church appointment, typically that of a rector or vicar, for which property and income are provided in respect of pastoral duties. |
| a permanent Church appointment, typically that of a rector or vicar, for which property and income are provided in respect of pastoral duties. |
| an endowed church office giving income to its holder |
| endow with a benefice |
| Ecclesiastical A church office endowed with fixed capital assets that provide a living. |
| Ecclesiastical The revenue from such assets. |
| A landed estate granted in feudal tenure. |
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| A benefice () or living is a reward received in exchange for services rendered and as a retainer for future services. The Roman Empire used the Latin term beneficium as a benefit to an individual from the Empire for services rendered. Its use was adopted by the Western Church in the Carolingian Era as a benefit bestowed by the crown or church officials. A benefice specifically from a church is called a precaria (pl. precariae) such as a stipend and one from a monarch or nobleman is usually called a fief. A benefice is distinct from an allod, in that an allod is property owned outright, not bestowed by a higher authority. |