benefice
/ben-uh-fis/US // ˈbɛn ə fɪs //UK // (ˈbɛnɪfɪs) //
恩赐,恩惠,恩典,恩泽
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n.名词 noun
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- : a position or post granted to an ecclesiastic that guarantees a fixed amount of property or income.
- : the revenue itself.
- : the equivalent of a fief in the early Middle Ages.
v.有主动词 verb
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ben·e·ficed, ben·e·fic·ing.
- : to invest with a benefice or ecclesiastical living.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as indiocese
as inrectory
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Examples
Heinsberg had promised a certain benefice to Louis de Bourbon, the Duke's nephew, but gave it to another claimant.
In one instance Parker deprived a vicar of his benefice for a denial of the verbal inspiration of the Bible.
Having infringed this politic law, he was put in prison, defamed, and driven from his benefice.
Advowson, ad-vow′zun, n. the right of patronage or presentation to a church benefice.
For six years Jimenes held out, and at length in 1480 Carillo restored him to his benefice.
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