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Benefice

A favor or benefit.

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Dower 76% connected

That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Endow 76% connected

To furnish with money or its equivalent, as a permanent fund for support; to make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to f…

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Spirituality 76% connected

The quality or state of being spiritual; incorporeality; heavenly-mindedness.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Spiritualty 76% connected

An ecclesiastical body; a spirituality.

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Sinecure 76% connected

An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.

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Beneficiary 74% connected

Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary p…

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Beneficiary 74% connected

Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary p…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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