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Simony :: Simony (n.) The crime of buying or selling ecclesiastical preferment; the corrupt presentation of any one to an ecclesiastical benefice for money or reward.

Incumbent :: Incumbent (n.) A person who is in present possession of a benefice or of any office.

Kindness :: Kindness (a.) The state or quality of being kind, in any of its various senses; manifestation of kind feeling or disposition beneficence..

Beneficed :: Beneficed (a.) Possessed of a benefice or church preferment.

Pluralize :: Pluralize (v. i.) To hold more than one benefice at the same time.

Benefic :: Benefic (a.) Favorable; beneficent.

Residence :: Residence (n.) The residing of an incumbent on his benefice; -- opposed to nonresidence.

Voidance :: Voidance (n.) The state of being void; vacancy, as of a benefice which is without an incumbent..

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

Beneficent :: Beneficent (a.) Doing or producing good; performing acts of kindness and charity; characterized by beneficence.

Chopchurch :: Chopchurch (n.) An exchanger or an exchange of benefices.

Incumbency :: Incumbency (n.) The state of holding a benefice; the full possession and exercise of any office.

Provisor :: Provisor (n.) One who is regularly inducted into a benefice. See Provision, 5..

Prebend :: Prebend (n.) A payment or stipend; esp., the stipend or maintenance granted to a prebendary out of the estate of a cathedral or collegiate church with which he is connected. See Note under Benefice..

Impetration :: Impetration (n.) The obtaining of benefice from Rome by solicitation, which benefice belonged to the disposal of the king or other lay patron of the realm..

Donative :: Donative (n.) A benefice conferred on a person by the founder or patron, without either presentation or institution by the ordinary, or induction by his orders. See the Note under Benefice, n., 3..

Advowson :: Advowson (n.) The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church. [Originally, the relation of a patron (advocatus) or protector of a benefice, and thus privileged to nominate or present to it.].

Altruistic :: Altruistic (a.) Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish; -- opposed to egoistic or selfish.

Avowee :: Avowee (n.) The person who has a right to present to a benefice; the patron; an advowee. See Advowson.

Patronage :: Patronage (n.) The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson.

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