unbeneficed

• Adjectif désuet décrivant un ecclésiastique qui ne possède pas de bénéfice (cure ou office ecclésiastique doté de revenus).

An obsolete adjective describing a clergyman who does not hold a benefice (a church living or endowed office).

1. Without a church positionC2formalbritish

   Referring to a clergyman who does not hold a benefice (a paid church position).

   Sans bénéfice ecclésiastique

   • The unbeneficed priest served in several parishes without a permanent appointment.
   • Many unbeneficed clergy struggled to make a living in the 19th century.
   • He remained unbeneficed for years despite his dedication to the church.