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The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church. [Originally, the relation of a patron (advocatus) or protector o…

The practice of buying wheat and other kinds of food in one place and selling them in another for a profit.

An ecclesiastical living and church preferment, as in the Church of England; a church endowed with a revenue for the maintenance of di…

Possessed of a benefice or church preferment.

Money obtained as the price, or at the cost, of another's life; -- said of a reward for supporting a capital charge, of money obtained…

A price, reward, gift, or favor bestowed or promised with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct of a judge, witness, v…

Financial dealings; buying and selling; traffic in general; mercantile transactions.

a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business…

The presentation of a clergyman to a benefice by a bishop, who has it in his own gift.

The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; esp. the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or com…

To corrupt. See Corrupt.

Changed from a state of uprightness, correctness, truth, etc., to a worse state; vitiated; depraved; debased; perverted; as, corrupt l…

A wreath or garland, or any ornamental fillet encircling the head, especially as a reward of victory or mark of honorable distinction;…

a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business…

To corrupt or undermine in morals; to destroy or lessen the effect of moral principles on; to render corrupt or untrustworthy in moral…

That which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly due; claim to recompense, usually in a good sense; right to reward; merit.

Elevated rank; honorable station; high office, political or ecclesiastical; degree of excellence; preferment; exaltation.

A benefice conferred on a person by the founder or patron, without either presentation or institution by the ordinary, or induction by…