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单词 benefice
释义 ben·e·fice
I. \ˈbenəfə̇s\ noun
(plural benefic·es \-fə̇sə̇z, -ˌfis-\)
Etymology: Middle English (also, “favor, advantage, benefit”), from Middle French, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin, & Latin; Medieval Latin beneficium ecclesiastical and feudal benefice, Late Latin, right, benefit, from Latin, kindness, favor, support, promotion, from beneficus + -ium
1. : an ecclesiastical post or office to which property or a determined revenue is attached (as a rectory, vicarage, or perpetual curacy)
2. : a feudal estate in lands : fief; specifically : an estate granted for life only and held on the mere good pleasure of the donor
3. : gift
 < a benefice of love — Amy Lowell >
II. transitive verb
(beneficed ; beneficed ; beneficing \-fə̇siŋ, -ˌfis-\ ; benefic·es)
Etymology: Middle English beneficen, from benefice, n.
: to endow or invest with a benefice
 < a beneficed clergyman >
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