Living

A Church appointment carrying an income and usually a home for the clergyman. Mr Collins holds the living at Hunsford.

A Church of England parish appointment carrying an income for its clergyman, often with a house. Mr Collins holds the living at Hunsford.

A living is a parish appointment carrying an income for its clergyman. A patron could control the right to nominate someone to such an appointment: Lady Catherine’s patronage has helped establish Collins in his profession.

A church appointment providing a clergyman with an income, often awarded by a patron.

A clergyman’s church appointment and the income attached to it. The living at Hunsford provides Mr Collins with a home and sufficient income to marry.

A Church appointment carrying an income for the clergyman who holds it, often allocated through a wealthy patron.

The distinction matters: the Bennets live comfortably now, but their daughters cannot assume that this standard of living will continue.

A Church appointment providing a clergyman with an income and usually a house. A patron could hold the right to nominate someone to the appointment.

A clergyman’s position with an income attached to it, which could be awarded through a patron’s influence.

A Church appointment carrying an income and usually accommodation for a clergyman. Lady Catherine grants Mr Collins the living at Hunsford.

A Church appointment providing a clergyman with an income and responsibility for a parish.

Collins is a clergyman with a living at Hunsford: a Church appointment carrying parish duties and an income. Lady Catherine has given him this position through her patronage. This explains why he continually praises her and treats her advice as authoritative.

A paid position as a clergyman attached to a parish, which could be offered through the influence of a patron.

A Church of England post providing a clergyman with an income and usually a home, in return for carrying out parish duties.

Collins’s own security comes from his living at Hunsford: a Church appointment providing an income and a home. Lady Catherine has the right to nominate a clergyman to that position and has chosen him. Patronage connects employment with social power, helping to explain his exaggerated gratitude and obedience.

A Church appointment carrying an income and usually a residence, enabling a clergyman to support himself and a household.

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AQA GCSE English Literature · 8702

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Edexcel GCSE English Literature · 1ET0

OCR GCSE English Literature · J352

Eduqas GCSE English Literature · C720