benefice
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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
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
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Swift was lucky to be left with a dreary benefice in Dublin, the deanship of St. Patrick's Cathedral.
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Charles and Louis defeat Lothair at, 150.Forfeiture, nature, 226-227; case of Arnold Atton, 227-228.Formula, for commendation, 205-206; for grant of a benefice, 207-210;for grant of immunity to a bishop, 211-212.France,
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