beneficium

The expression was ambiguous, since the Latin word beneficium might mean either a personal benefit or a feudal concession.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

The struggle with the curia began at the Diet of Besancon, where Rainald vigorously rejected the use of the word beneficium, which might mean fief as well as benefit.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

For generations it was understood that a beneficium was a purely personal contract entered into under the strict conceptions of the Roman law, and, if no term were mentioned, terminable at the latest at the death of the grantor.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

Against it there is no true appeal; but the Congregation grants another means of redress called beneficium novœ audientiœ (the benefit of a new hearing).

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

Primum omnium operam dabis ut singulis diebus habeas beneficium ventris, semper cavendo ne alvus sit diutis astricta.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

A third cause of love and hate, may be mutual offices, acceptum beneficium, [4535] commend him, use him kindly, take his part in a quarrel, relieve him in his misery, thou winnest him for ever; do the opposite, and be sure of a perpetual enemy.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Iste populus non est multum tempus transactum, quin fuit totus in fidei religione, sed nunc est ad pessimos Gentilium ritus peruersus, nec attendit, nec veneratur relliquias sancti corporis Apostoli ibidem contentas, quamuis ijs euidens, ac vtile, et mirificum præstare solebat beneficium, quod infra narrabo.

The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

Venetis, atque adeo regis Romanorum subditis largita vnquam aut donata fuit, celsitudinem vestram rogamus ne tam singularis beneficenti� laus in tam angustis terminis duorum aut trium hominum concludatur, sed ad vniuersos subditos nostrus diffusa, propagat醧ue, celsitudinis vestr� beneficium e� reddat augustius, qu� eiusdem donatio lati鵶 patebit, et ad plures pertinebit.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

Iste populus non est multum tempus transactum, quin fuit totus in fidei religione, sed nunc est ad pessimos Gentilium ritus peruersus, nec attendit, nec veneratur relliquias sancti corporis Apostoli ibidem contentas, quamuis ijs euidens, ac vtile, et mirificum pr鎠tare solebat beneficium, quod infra narrabo.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

Nihilommus habent idola qu鎑am de filtro ad imaginem hominis facta; et illa ponunt et vtraque parte ostij stationis, et subtus illa ponunt quiddam de filtro in modum vberis factum, et illa credunt esse pecorum custodes, et eis beneficium lactis et pullorum pr鎠tare.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003