Venefice vs Benefice - What's the difference?
venefice | benefice |
Land granted to a priest in a church that has a source of income attached to it.
*, NYRB, 2001, vol.1, p.323:
* 2007 , Edwin Mullins, The Popes of Avignon , Blue Bridge 2008, p.94:
(obsolete) A favour or benefit.
(feudal law) An estate in lands; a fief.
To bestow a upon
* {{quote-book, year=1917, author=George A. Stephen, title=Three Centuries of a City Library, chapter=, edition=
, 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=
, passage=You clergymen of the Established Church have been richly endowed and beneficed expressly for this work--why don't you'' DO ''it? }}
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In obsolete terms the difference between venefice and benefice
is that venefice is the act or practice of poisoning while benefice is a favour or benefit.As a verb benefice is
to bestow a benefice upon.benefice
English
(wikipedia benefice)Noun
(en noun)- If after long expectation, much expense, travel, earnest suit of ourselves and friends, we obtain a small benefice at last, our misery begins afresh […].
- There were as many as one hundred thousand benefices offered during the period of his papacy, according to one chronicler and eyewitness.
- (Baxter)
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