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benefice

/ˈbɛnɪfɪs/

beneficesubstantiv

benefices

Pl.

/ˈbɛnɪfɪs/

Übersetzungen

The priest was granted a benefice by the church.

Священнику был предоставлен бенефиций церковью.

Definitionen

A permanent church appointment, typically that of a rector or vicar, for which property and income are provided in respect of pastoral duties.

The priest was grateful for the benefice that allowed him to focus on his spiritual duties without financial worry.

Historically, a grant of land or an estate (a fief) bestowed by a lord on a vassal in return for services.

Under the Carolingians, counts held their territories as benefices from the king.

Synonyme

beneficeverb

beneficed

Präteritum

beneficed

Partizip Perfekt

beneficing

Gerundium

/ˈben.ɪ.fɪs/

/ˈben.ə.fɪs/

Rare/archaic: to invest a cleric with a benefice

Definitionen

To grant or assign a benefice to (a cleric); to install in a benefice.

The bishop beneficed the young priest in a thriving rural parish.

Synonyme