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Altruistic :: Altruistic (a.) Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish; -- opposed to egoistic or selfish.

Benefit :: Benefit (v. t.) To be beneficial to; to do good to; to advantage; to advance in health or prosperity; to be useful to; to profit.

Commendator :: Commendator (n.) One who holds a benefice in commendam; a commendatary.

Benefice :: Benefice (n.) An estate in lands; a fief.

Pluralize :: Pluralize (v. i.) To hold more than one benefice at the same time.

Institute :: Institute (v. t.) To invest with the spiritual charge of a benefice, or the care of souls..

Unalist :: Unalist (n.) An ecclesiastical who holds but one benefice; -- distinguished from pluralist.

Portionist :: Portionist (n.) One of the incumbents of a benefice which has two or more rectors or vicars.

Presentee :: Presentee (v. t.) One to whom something is presented; also, one who is presented; specifically (Eccl.), one presented to benefice..

Beneficiary :: Beneficiary (a.) Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession..

Advowson :: Advowson (n.) The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church. [Originally, the relation of a patron (advocatus) or protector of a benefice, and thus privileged to nominate or present to it.].

Beneficiary :: Beneficiary (n.) One who receives anything as a gift; one who receives a benefit or advantage; esp. one who receives help or income from an educational fund or a trust estate.

Reservation :: Reservation (n.) A term of canon law, which signifies that the pope reserves to himself appointment to certain benefices..

Voidance :: Voidance (n.) The state of being void; vacancy, as of a benefice which is without an incumbent..

Canonry :: Canonry (n. pl.) A benefice or prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church; a right to a place in chapter and to a portion of its revenues; the dignity or emoluments of a canon.

Titulary :: Titulary (n.) A person invested with a title, in virtue of which he holds an office or benefice, whether he performs the duties of it or not..

Bless :: Bless (v. t.) To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon; to invoke or confer a blessing on, -- as on food..

Patronage :: Patronage (n.) The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson.

Chopchurch :: Chopchurch (n.) An exchanger or an exchange of benefices.

Residence :: Residence (n.) The residing of an incumbent on his benefice; -- opposed to nonresidence.

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