benefice

Example Sentences

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The church, she says, is one of 15 in the benefice.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2023

The benefice of Middleton was merged with neighbouring Great Henny.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2023

Its marble lions gaze out with dignity over trash and traffic alike, and the lofty portico proclaims the institution's origins in the heady days of 19th century hope and public benefice.

From Time Magazine Archive

That it has taken the House until 1970 to bestow such a benefice on the electorate is a commentary in itself.

From Time Magazine Archive

It should constantly be borne in mind that no one of these things—whether vassalage, the benefice, or the immunity—was in itself feudalism.

From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Ogg, Frederic Austin