benefice
Example Sentences
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The benefice of Middleton was merged with neighbouring Great Henny.
From BBC • Jul. 16, 2023
The church, she says, is one of 15 in the benefice.
From BBC • Jul. 16, 2023
Swift was lucky to be left with a dreary benefice in Dublin, the deanship of St. Patrick's Cathedral.
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
He obtained some time ago, as I lament to say has frequently been done, a benefice in the church without being an ecclesiastic.
From The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)
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