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(1):

(n.) A favor or benefit.

(2):

(n.) An estate in lands; a fief.

(3):

(v. t.) To endow with a benefice.

(4):

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Benefice'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/benefice.html. 1828.
 
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