benefice

/หˆbษ›nษชfษชs/

IPA: /B AH0 N EH1 F AH0 S/

noun
  1. 1

    Land granted to a priest in a church that has a source of income attached to it.

  2. 2

    A favour or benefit.

  3. 3

    (feudal law) An estate in lands; a fief.

verb
  1. 1

    To bestow a benefice upon

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