An entire parish chnrch, with all its rights, glebes, tithes, and other profits whatsoever; otherwise commonly call-el a “benefice.” See Gibson v. Brockway, 8 N. H. 470, 31 Am. Dec. 200; Pawlet v. Clark, • Cranch, 326, 3 L. Ed. 735
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)