| BENEFICE | • benefice n. Land granted to a priest in a church that has a source of income attached to it. • benefice n. (Obsolete) A favour or benefit. • benefice n. (Feudal law) An estate in lands; a fief. |
| BENEFICED | • beneficed v. Simple past tense and past participle of benefice. • beneficed adj. (Christianity) Having a benefice. • BENEFICE v. to endow with a benefice. |
| BENEFICENCE | • beneficence n. An act of philanthropy, a kind deed; an act which benefits someone else. • beneficence n. Good or charitable character or behavior. • BENEFICENCE n. the state of being beneficent. |
| BENEFICENCES | • beneficences n. Plural of beneficence. • BENEFICENCE n. the state of being beneficent. |
| BENEFICENT | • beneficent adj. Given to acts that are kind, charitable, philanthropic or beneficial. • BENEFICENT adj. doing or producing good, also BENEFICENTIAL. |
| BENEFICENTIAL | • beneficential adj. Relating to beneficence. • BENEFICENTIAL adj. doing or producing good, also BENEFICENT. |
| BENEFICENTLY | • beneficently adv. In a beneficent manner. • BENEFICENT adv. doing or producing good, also BENEFICENTIAL. |
| BENEFICES | • benefices n. Plural of benefice. • BENEFICE v. to endow with a benefice. |
| MALEFICE | • malefice n. (Obsolete) An evil deed; artifice; enchantment. • MALEFICE n. (archaic) an evil deed; an enchantment. |
| MALEFICENCE | • maleficence n. Harmfulness or mischief. • MALEFICENCE n. the act of committing harm or evil. |
| MALEFICENCES | • maleficences n. Plural of maleficence. • MALEFICENCE n. the act of committing harm or evil. |
| MALEFICENT | • maleficent adj. Harmful or evil in intent or effect. • MALEFICENT adj. (archaic) hurtful, also MALEFICIAL. |
| MALEFICES | • malefices n. Plural of malefice. • MALEFICE n. (archaic) an evil deed; an enchantment. |
| UNBENEFICED | • unbeneficed adj. (Of clergy) not having a benefice. • UNBENEFICED adj. not possessed of a benefice. |