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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˌbeː.nəˈfis/, /ˌbeː.neːˈfis/ Audio: Nl-benefice.ogg Forms: benefices [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French bénéfice. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|fr|bénéfice}} French bénéfice Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|-|g2=n}} benefice m or n (plural benefices)
  1. (obsolete) an office, privilege or advantage Tags: masculine, neuter, obsolete
    Sense id: en-benefice-nl-noun-~Y4AQNKc Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 12 1 33 3 2 2 4 28 3 13 1 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 96 4
  2. (obsolete) a charitative event or institution Tags: masculine, neuter, obsolete
    Sense id: en-benefice-nl-noun-6Olyfo36

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɛnɪfɪs/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-benefice.wav Forms: benefices [plural]
Etymology: From Old French benefice, from Latin beneficium. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|benefice}} Old French benefice, {{uder|en|la|beneficium}} Latin beneficium Head templates: {{en-noun}} benefice (plural benefices)
  1. Land granted to a priest in a church that has a source of income attached to it. Translations (land granted to a priest): pappilan maat (Finnish), beneficjum [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-benefice-en-noun-ciuOdcCw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 5 6 7 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 70 8 10 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 11 13 16 Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 12 1 33 3 2 2 4 28 3 13 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 9 2 31 4 4 3 2 31 2 11 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 67 10 11 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 59 12 13 16 Disambiguation of 'land granted to a priest': 89 2 10
  2. (obsolete) A favour or benefit. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-benefice-en-noun-D5ruI5Hi
  3. (feudal law) An estate in lands; a fief. Translations (in feudal law): beneficjum [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-benefice-en-noun-r7DQml3B Disambiguation of 'in feudal law': 34 9 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: beneficeless

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈbɛnɪfɪs/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-benefice.wav Forms: benefices [present, singular, third-person], beneficing [participle, present], beneficed [participle, past], beneficed [past]
Etymology: From Old French benefice, from Latin beneficium. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|benefice}} Old French benefice, {{uder|en|la|beneficium}} Latin beneficium Head templates: {{en-verb}} benefice (third-person singular simple present benefices, present participle beneficing, simple past and past participle beneficed)
  1. To bestow a benefice upon
    Sense id: en-benefice-en-verb-F~elaYxH

Adjective [Latin]

Head templates: {{head|la|adjective form}} benefice
  1. vocative masculine singular of beneficus Tags: form-of, masculine, singular, vocative Form of: beneficus
    Sense id: en-benefice-la-adj-kYmwVn8t
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adverb [Latin]

IPA: /beˈne.fi.keː/ [Classical-Latin], [bɛˈnɛfɪkeː] [Classical-Latin], /beˈne.fi.t͡ʃe/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [beˈnɛːfit͡ʃe] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: beneficē [canonical], beneficius [comparative]
Etymology: From beneficus (“beneficent, generous”) + -ē. Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|beneficus|ē|gloss1=beneficent, generous}} beneficus (“beneficent, generous”) + -ē Head templates: {{la-adv|beneficē|beneficius|-}} beneficē (comparative beneficius, no superlative)
  1. beneficently Tags: no-superlative
    Sense id: en-benefice-la-adv-cB5LVIuo Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -e Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 12 1 33 3 2 2 4 28 3 13 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 9 2 31 4 4 3 2 31 2 11 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 1 32 3 3 2 1 40 1 8 1 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Old French]

Forms: benefice oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], benefices [oblique, plural], benefices [nominative, singular], benefice [nominative, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin beneficium. Etymology templates: {{bor|fro|la|beneficium}} Latin beneficium Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} benefice oblique singular, m (oblique plural benefices, nominative singular benefices, nominative plural benefice)
  1. (ecclesiastical) benefice
    Sense id: en-benefice-fro-noun-y-M8PcAL Topics: ecclesiastical, lifestyle, religion
  2. favour, advantage
    Sense id: en-benefice-fro-noun-59AqysN8 Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 12 1 33 3 2 2 4 28 3 13 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 9 2 31 4 4 3 2 31 2 11 2
  3. benefit
    Sense id: en-benefice-fro-noun-6XRpYZwN

Inflected forms

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