Legal Definitions - partes beneficii

PARTES BENEFICII

Parts of a benefice.

Parts of a benefice refer to the different portions or shares of a church benefice that were assigned to different individuals or institutions. In medieval times, benefices were often divided into parts to provide income for multiple people or organizations.

For example, a bishop might assign one part of a benefice to a monastery, another part to a priest, and a third part to a university. Each part would provide a source of income for the designated recipient.

Another example would be a benefice being divided into parts for different members of a noble family, with each part providing income for a different family member.