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Benefices

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

📖 Definitions of "Benefices"

noun

1
Land granted to a priest in a church that has a source of income attached to it.
2
A favour or benefit.
3
(feudal law) An estate in lands; a fief.

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Word	Definition
ecclesiastical beneficenoun	an endowed church office giving income to its holder
benefactionsnoun	An act of doing good; a benefit, a blessing.
benefactionnoun	An act of doing good; a benefit, a blessing.
benefactorsnoun	Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
curaciesnoun	The office or position of a curate.
beneficiariesnoun	One who benefits or receives an advantage.
prebendsnoun	Political patronage employment.
prebendariesnoun	An honorary canon of a cathedral or collegiate church.
benefactornoun	Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
diocesesnoun	An inhabitant of a diocese.
archdeaconriesnoun	The residence, or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
benefactivenoun	A term or sentence element that serves a benefactive role or that is inflected for the benefactive case or a similar case (such as the dative case).
indulgencesnoun	The act of indulging.
parishesnoun	(Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Lutheranism, Eastern Orthodoxy) An administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.
benefitsnoun	public assistance; welfare.
bishopricsnoun	A diocese: a region in which a bishop of a church governs.
diocesenoun	(Christianity) A group of parishes administered by a bishop.
blessingsnoun	Good fortune.
sinecuresnoun	A position that requires little to no work, or easy work, but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.
beneficient	(sometimes proscribed) beneficent

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