Benefice Donative
is a benefice which is exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary, and the giving of which is completed by a deed under the hand and seal of the patron. Very few of such now exist.
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology
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is a benefice which is exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary, and the giving of which is completed by a deed under the hand and seal of the patron. Very few of such now exist.