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benefice

DEFINITIONS OF: benefice

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n an endowed church office giving income to its holder

Synonyms:
ecclesiastical benefice
Types:
sinecure
a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached
Type of:
church property, spirituality, spiritualty
property or income owned by a church

v endow with a benefice

Type of:
dower, endow
furnish with an endowment
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