1favour, kindness:
(
s.xiii2/4;
MS: s.xiii2
)
Dé benefices Nostre Seygnur
1.11
(
c.1270;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
La mere [...] Le benefice seint R. ne oublia
M248
(
1343-50
)
les vougles ressurent lour veue [...] et autres benefices de grace illuk overtement furent monstrez
46.12
2advantage, benefit:
(
1418
)
a nulle persone qi par cest voluntie deveroit avoir benefice
ii 147
♦
office of profit (ecclesiastical or lay):
(
1313
)
a covenable benefitz de layté ou espiritualté
Ed II xvi 52
♦
eccl.benefice, ecclesiastical living:
(
1264
)
Purveu est ke les bens de benefices de Seinte Eglise des cliers [...] soient coilli [...] par les mains des prelaz
i 444
(
1313
)
le fait voleit q’il fuit obligé en l’annuyté taunt q’il fuit avauncé a covenable benefice
Ed II xvi 51
(
a.1399;
MS: a.1399
)
parsones ové cure quecunqz
[
sic] , benefice ou office de seint eglise
128.16
3(beneficial) property, virtue:
(
c.1270;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
(human illnesses were cured) par la grace de vertu divine E de seint espirit la chaline, E le benefice fu cumfermé e en vertuz tut consolidé
149
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