beneficed
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having a benefice: Describes a member of the clergy who holds a permanent church appointment that provides a fixed income or property, typically a parish or ecclesiastical living.
Usage
- The term is used specifically in a Christian ecclesiastical context to describe the official and financial status of a priest, rector, or vicar.
- It is an attributive adjective, most commonly placed directly before a noun (e.g., a beneficed priest).
Examples
- Adjective:
- The newly ordained priest hoped to become a beneficed clergyman within the diocese.
- In the 18th century, a beneficed rector had both spiritual duties and the right to receive tithes from the parish.
Advanced Usage
- "To be beneficed": To be in possession of a benefice.
- After years of serving as a curate, he was finally beneficed in a small rural parish.
Variants and Related Words
- Benefice (n): The ecclesiastical office or the property itself that provides the income for a clergyman.
- He was appointed to the benefice of St. Mary's church.
- Unbeneficed (adj): Describing a clergyman who does not hold a benefice.
- As an unbeneficed curate, he relied on a modest stipend.
Synonyms
- Endowed: Provided with property or revenue (in a general or specific ecclesiastical sense).
- Incumbent: Often used as a noun for the holder of a benefice, but can imply the associated status.
Antonyms
- Unbeneficed: Not holding a church living with its associated income.
- Lay: Not ordained into the clergy.
Adjective
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having a benefice
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a beneficed clergyman
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