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beneficeIn the early Middle Ages, a donation of land or money to the Christian church as an act of devotion; from the 12th century, the term came to mean the income enjoyed by clergy. Under the Carolingian dynasty, ‘benefice’ was used to mean a gift of land from a lord to a vassal, in which sense it is often indistinguishable from a fief. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| * of a benefice to some powerful patron, is easily understood. "They commonly give them," said the curate, some simple benefice or cure, or some place as sacristan which brings them a good fixed income, not counting the altar fees, which may be reckoned at as much more. I make about twelve thousand francs a year, without counting a little benefice of a thousand crowns the prince gave me. |
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