Benefice held by a rector

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• benefice — [ben′ə fis] n. [ME < OFr < ML beneficium < L, a kindness, service, promotion < BENEFIC] 1. land held by a feudal tenant for services rendered the owner 2. an endowed church office providing a living for a vicar, rector, etc. 3. its… …   English World dictionary

• Benefice — An office held by a priest, *vicar or rector, the duties for which were recompensed with land and its attendant revenues; known colloquially as a living ; land granted in tenure, a *fief. [< Lat. beneficus = a kindness, a benefit] …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

• rectory — /rek teuh ree/, n., pl. rectories. 1. a rector s house; parsonage. 2. Brit. a benefice held by a rector. [1530 40; < ML rectoria, equiv. to L rector (s. of rector) RECTOR + ia Y3] * * * …   Universalium

• rectory — 1530s, from Fr. rectorie (14c.) or M.L. rectoria, from rector (see RECTOR (Cf. rector)). Originally benefice held by a rector; of his residence, from 1849 …   Etymology dictionary

• rectory — noun (plural ries) Date: 1594 1. a benefice held by a rector 2. a residence of a rector or a parish priest …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• rectory — noun (plural rectories) 1》 a rector s house. 2》 a Church of England benefice held by a rector …   English new terms dictionary

• rectory — ► NOUN (pl. rectories) 1) a rector s house. 2) a Church of England benefice held by a rector …   English terms dictionary

• rectory — [rek′tər ē] n. pl. rectories [ML rectoria] 1. the house in which an Episcopal minister lives 2. in the Church of England, a) a benefice held by a rector b) the house in which a rector lives 3. R.C.Ch. the house in which a parish priest lives …   English World dictionary

• rectory — rec•to•ry [[t]ˈrɛk tə ri[/t]] n. pl. ries 1) rel a rector s house; parsonage 2) rel brit. a benefice held by an Anglican rector • Etymology: 1530–40; < ML rēctōria= L rēctōr (s. of rēctor) rector+ ia y III …   From formal English to slang

• Parish — • A portion of a diocese under the authority of a priest legitimately appointed to secure the helps of religion for the faithful dwelling therein Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Parish     Parish …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Richard William Enraght — Infobox clergy name = Richard William Enraght image size = 200px caption = Fr. Richard Enraght SSC.reproduced by kind permission of the Principal Chapter of Pusey House, Oxford.(Hall Collection 3/13, Pusey House Oxford) birth date = February 23… …   Wikipedia