| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ben·e·fice |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b n  -f s |
| NOUN: | 1. Ecclesiastical a. A church office endowed with fixed capital assets that provide a living. b. The revenue from such assets. 2. A landed estate granted in feudal tenure. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old French, from Latin beneficium, benefit, from beneficus, benefic. See benefic. | | OTHER FORMS: | bene·fice —VERB
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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