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Benefice vs Donative - What's the difference?

benefice | donative |

As nouns the difference between benefice and donative

is that benefice is profit while donative is a gift; a largess; a gratuity.

As an adjective donative is

of, pertaining to, or being a donation.

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? }} ----

    donative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or being a donation

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A gift; a largess; a gratuity.
  • * Dryden
    • The Romans were entertained with shows and donatives .
  • (ecclesiastical law) A benefice conferred on a person by the founder or patron, without either presentation or institution by the ordinary, or induction by his orders.