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Gracious :: Gracious (a.) Abounding in grace or mercy; manifesting love,. or bestowing mercy; characterized by grace; beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor; condescending; as, his most gracious majesty..

Deanery :: Deanery (n.) The office or the revenue of a dean. See the Note under Benefice, n., 3..

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

Kindness :: Kindness (a.) The state or quality of being kind, in any of its various senses; manifestation of kind feeling or disposition beneficence..

Collate :: Collate (v. t.) To present and institute in a benefice, when the person presenting is both the patron and the ordinary; -- followed by to..

Benefit :: Benefit (n.) Beneficence; liberality.

Beneficient :: Beneficient (a.) Beneficent.

Beneficed :: Beneficed (imp. & p. p.) of Benefic.

Appropriate :: Appropriate (v. t.) To annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property..

Patron :: Patron (n.) One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.

Universal :: Universal (a.) Of or pertaining to the universe; extending to, including, or affecting, the whole number, quantity, or space; unlimited; general; all-reaching; all-pervading; as, universal ruin; universal good; universal benevolence or benefice..

Incumbent :: Incumbent (n.) A person who is in present possession of a benefice or of any office.

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

Sinecure :: Sinecure (n.) An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.

Coadjutor :: Coadjutor (n.) The assistant of a bishop or of a priest holding a benefice.

Vicar :: Vicar (n.) The incumbent of an appropriated benefice.

Beneficential :: Beneficential (a.) Relating to beneficence.

Option :: Option (n.) A right formerly belonging to an archbishop to select any one dignity or benefice in the gift of a suffragan bishop consecrated or confirmed by him, for bestowal by himself when next vacant; -- annulled by Parliament in 1845..

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..

Dataria :: Dataria (n.) Formerly, a part of the Roman chancery; now, a separate office from which are sent graces or favors, cognizable in foro externo, such as appointments to benefices. The name is derived from the word datum, given or dated (with the indications of the time and place of granting the gift or favor)..

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