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Meaning of 'benefice' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Benefice [ n.]
- A favor or benefit.
- An estate in lands; a fief.
- An ecclesiastical living and church preferment, as in the Church of England; a church endowed with a revenue for the maintenance of divine service. See Advowson.
2 . Benefice [ v. t.]
- To endow with a benefice.

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