Dictionary  ben•e•ficePronunciation: (ben'u-fis), [key] —n., v., -ficed, -fic•ing. —n. 1. a position or post granted to an ecclesiastic that guarantees a fixed amount of property or income. 2. the revenue itself. 3. the equivalent of a fief in the early Middle Ages. —v.t. to invest with a benefice or ecclesiastical living. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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