ECCLESIASTICAL BENEFICE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An endowed church office giving income to its holder

Synonyms:

benefice; ecclesiastical benefice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("ecclesiastical benefice" is a kind of...):

church property; spirituality; spiritualty (property or income owned by a church)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ecclesiastical benefice"):

sinecure (a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached)