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Benefice vs Dataria - What's the difference?

benefice | dataria |

As nouns the difference between benefice and dataria

is that benefice is profit while dataria is (roman catholicism|historical) part of the roman catholic curia, abolished in 1967, from which were sent graces or favours such as appointments to benefices.

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? }} ----

    dataria

    English

    Noun

    (Apostolic Dataria)
  • (Roman Catholicism, historical) Part of the Roman Catholic Curia, abolished in 1967, from which were sent graces or favours such as appointments to benefices.
  • (Webster 1913) ----