1eccl.canon.beneficed, holding a benefice:
(
1297
)
touz les lays feez de touz clercks beneficez en le dite evesché, ausi bien des abbés, prioures, persones [...]
61.3
(
1340
)
de nul benefice en quel homme ad esté beneficé par un an devant cest estatut [...]
14 Ed III 141
(
c.1404?;
MS: s.xv1
)
E.A. [...] et un autre home, qui sont personnes benefisiez sont en purpos de permuter canoniquement certeinz leur benefices
105.57.8
♦
laweccl.canon.beneficed, holding a benefice (therefore entitled to claim benefit of clergy):
(
1341
)
si ascun clerk beneficez soit condempnez [...]
ii 129
(
1377
)
les Prelatz se font pleindre qe sibien gentz de Seint Esglise beneficiez come autres sont arestuz
ii 5 xv
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