Lexica → Word → benefice
| Letter | B |
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| Letter name | bee |
| Pronounciation | /biː/ |
| Word: | benefice |
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| Pronounciation: | /ˈbenəfis/ |
| Century: | 13th |
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| Era: | C.E. |
| Origin: | Original |
| Type: | Official |
| Source Language: | Latin |
Source Language Words: | c.1300, "a church living," from O.Fr. benefice (13c.) and directly from L. beneficium "a favor, service, generosity, kindness, benefit," from beneficus "generous, kind, benevolent, obliging," from bene- (see bene-) + -ficus, from stem of -ficere, unstressed form of facere "to do, to make" (see factitious). |
| Source Text: | |
Definition: | a gift granted by Trust under Deed and Title including both Rights and Obligations to certain Property.
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