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Benefice
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A favor or benefit. [Obs.] Baxter.
2. An estate in lands; a fief.
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To endow with a benefice.