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bienfait (1121-25)
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bienfait (1121-25)

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benefet,  benefit,  benefite,  benfait,  benfet;  bienfet,  bienfite; 
pl. bienfaitz,  bienfés,  bienfez;  benfaiz,  benfeiz,  benfetz,  benfez;  bensfez  
  FEW:  facere 3,352a Gdf:  bienfait 1,646a GdfC:  bienfait 8,323b TL: bienfait 1,969 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  bienfait  TLF:  bienfait  OED:  benefit n.  MED:  benefet(e n.  DMLBS:  benefacere 192a

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1(act of) kindness, favour: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  De ses bienfaiz graces l'en rent  S Brend mup 1606
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Ne guarderent le testament Deu [...] e oblierent les bienfaiz de lui  Oxf Ps ANTS 88.77.14
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  pensez quei vus devez a Deu pur soen bienfait  Ancren2 20.4
( c.1399?; MS: s.xv1 )  les innumerables bountees et bienfites queles j’ay resceu [...] de vostre bountivouse gentilesse  Lett & Pet 360.9
♦good deed: 
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 )  almones ne benfaiz ne lur profiterunt  GUISCH 127
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  le orgoiluse Phariseu ke conta ses benfez a Deu en le temple  Ancren2 87.5
2benefit: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  si vus la suffrez pur nostre bienfait  Ancren2 7.17
♦lawadvantage, benefit: 
( 1311 )  Nostre pere morust enpledant et prioms benefite de statut  YBB Ed II xi 107
( 1312 )  forsclos de chesqune manere de bienfite de fraunchise  YBB Ed II xii 245
♦reward, financial gain: 
( 1297 )  nous avoms entendu qe W. de B. [...] receust nadgueres bienfait de Mons’ R. de M. pur aler ovesque li cea outre en nostre service  Crisis 135.4
♦success: 
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1335 )  Taunz cum Amis meuz li serveyt, Le seneschal plus li haeit; De son benfait avoit envie  Amis ANTS 187
3good offices, advantages: 
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  E l’acoillerez en frarie E es benfeiz de l’abbeie  S Gile1 3276
( 1311 )  et est resceu en lour orisouns et en autres bienfaitz de la meson  YBB Ed II xi 157
♦profits: 
( 1354 )  et fust sa entente de achater lour barge pur lez benfetz q’ele fist parentre Plemouthe et Charburghe  ROUGH 91
bienfait de Seinte Eglise
benefit of clergy (exemption from trial in a secular court): 
( 1311 )  oresouns et chaunteries et benefet de Seint Eglise  YBB Ed II x 283

See also:

benefice 
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