benefice
noun/ˈbenɪfɪs/
/ˈbenɪfɪs/
(specialist)- the paid position of a Christian priest in charge of a parishWord OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin beneficium ‘favour, support’, from bene ‘well’ + facere ‘do’.
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