Definition of benefice
- n. - A favor or benefit.
- n. - An estate in lands; a fief.
- n. - 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.
- v. t. - To endow with a benefice.
- n. - A favor or benefit.
- n. - An estate in lands; a fief.
- n. - 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.
- v. t. - To endow with a benefice.