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benefice
DEFINITIONS OF:
benefice
1
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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