Associations to the word «Benefice»

Wiktionary

BENEFICE, noun. Land granted to a priest in a church that has a source of income attached to it.
BENEFICE, noun. (obsolete) A favour or benefit.
BENEFICE, noun. (feudal law) An estate in lands; a fief.
BENEFICE, verb. To bestow a benefice upon

Dictionary definition

BENEFICE, noun. An endowed church office giving income to its holder.
BENEFICE, verb. Endow with a benefice.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King