ben·e·fice  (b ĕn ə-f ĭs)
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n.1. Ecclesiastical a. A church office endowed with fixed capital assets that provide a living. b. The revenue from such assets. 2. A landed estate granted in feudal tenure.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin beneficium, benefit, from beneficus, benefic; see BENEFIC.]
bene·fice v. |
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