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.