Benefice vs Beneficed - What's the difference?

benefice | beneficed |

As a noun benefice

is profit.

As a verb beneficed is

(benefice).

As an adjective beneficed is

(christianity) having a benefice.

benefice

English

(wikipedia benefice)

Noun

(en noun)

Land granted to a priest in a church that has a source of income attached to it.

*, NYRB, 2001, vol.1, p.323:

If after long expectation, much expense, travel, earnest suit of ourselves and friends, we obtain a small benefice at last, our misery begins afresh […].

* 2007 , Edwin Mullins, The Popes of Avignon , Blue Bridge 2008, p.94:

There were as many as one hundred thousand benefices offered during the period of his papacy, according to one chronicler and eyewitness.

(obsolete) A favour or benefit.

(Baxter)

(feudal law) An estate in lands; a fief.

Verb

(benefic)

To bestow a upon

* {{quote-book, year=1917, author=George A. Stephen, title=Three Centuries of a City Library, chapter=, edition= citation

, passage=There are two volumes, "The Open Door for Man's approach to God" (London, 1650) and "A Consideration of Infant Baptism" (London, 1653), by John Horne, who was beneficed at All Hallows, King's Lynn. }}

* {{quote-book, year=1851, author=Horace Greeley, title=Glances at Europe, chapter=, edition= citation

, passage=You clergymen of the Established Church have been richly endowed and beneficed expressly for this work--why don't you'' DO ''it? }} ----

beneficed

English

Verb

(head)

(benefice)

Adjective

(en adjective)

(Christianity) Having a benefice

* {{quote-book, year=1842, author=, title=The Two Admirals, chapter=, edition= citation

, passage=Sir Wycherly was not a hard'' drinker, like Dutton; but he was a ''fair drinker, like Mr. Rotherham, and most of the beneficed clergy of that day. }}

* {{quote-book, year=1903, author=Edited by Professor Arber and Thomas Seccombe, title=An English Garner, chapter=, edition= citation

, passage=I shall now look on them as beneficed , and consider their preaching. }}