单词 | benefice |
释义 | benefice /ben"euh fis/, n. , v. , beneficed, beneficing. n. 1. a position or post granted to an ecclesiastic that guarantees a fixed amount of property or income. 2. the revenue itself. 3. the equivalent of a fief in the early Middle Ages. v.t. 4. to invest with a benefice or ecclesiastical living. [1300-50; ME < MF < L beneficium service, kindness (benefic(us) BENEFIC + -ium -IUM)] |
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