Beneficing
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.
to invest with a benefice or ecclesiastical living.
noun
(christianity) an endowed church office yielding an income to its holder; a church living
the property or revenue attached to such an office
(in feudal society) a tenement (piece of land) held by a v-ssal from a landowner on easy terms or free, esp in return for military support see also v-ssalage
verb
(transitive) to provide with a benefice
n.
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