Webster's Dictionary 1913

1837

Benefactor

Ben′e‐fac″tor (�), n. One who confers a benefit or benefits. Bacon.

1838

Benefactress

Ben′e‐fac″tress, n. A woman who confers a benefit.His benefactress blushes at the deed.Cowper.

1839

Benefic

Be‐nef″ic (�), a. [L. beneficus. See Benefice.] Favorable; beneficent. Milton.

1840

Benefice

Ben″e‐fice (�), n. [F. bénéfice, L. beneficium, a kindness, in LL. a grant of an estate, fr. L. beneficus beneficent; bene well + facere to do. See Benefit.]1. A favor or benefi...

1841

Benefice (2)

Ben″e‐fice, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Beneficed.] To endow with a benefice.

1842

Beneficed

Ben″e‐ficed (�), a. Possessed of a benefice or church preferment. “Beneficed clergymen.” Burke.

1843

Beneficeless

Ben″e‐fice‐less (�), a. Having no benefice. “Beneficeless precisians.” Sheldon.

1844

Beneficence

Be‐nef″i‐cence (�), n. [L. beneficentia, fr. beneficus: cf. F. bénéficence. See Benefice.] The practice of doing good; active goodness, kindness, or charity; bounty springing fr...

1845

Beneficent

Be‐nef′i‐cent (�), a. Doing or producing good; performing acts of kindness and charity; characterized by beneficence.The beneficent fruits of Christianity.Prescott.Syn. — See Be...

1846

Beneficential

Be‐nef′i‐cen″tial (�), a. Relating to beneficence.

1847

Beneficently

Be‐nef″i‐cent‐ly (bē̍‐nĕf″ĭ‐sent‐ly̆), adv. In a beneficent manner; with beneficence.

1848

Beneficial

Ben′e‐fi″cial (�), a. [Cf. F. bénéficial, LL. beneficialis.] 1. Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful; advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end; — fo...

1849

Beneficially

Ben′e‐fi″cial‐ly, adv. In a beneficial or advantageous manner; profitably; helpfully.

1850

Beneficialness

Ben′e‐fi″cial‐ness, n. The quality of being beneficial; profitableness.

1851

Beneficiary

Ben′e‐fi″ci‐a‐ry (�), a. [Cf. F. bénéficiaire, LL. beneficiarius.] 1. Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other su...

1852

Beneficiary (2)

Ben′e‐fi″ci‐a‐ry, n.; pl.Beneficiaries (�). 1. A feudatory or vassal; hence, one who holds a benefice and uses its proceeds. Ayliffe.2. One who receives anything as a gift; one ...

1853

Beneficiate

Ben′e‐fi″ci‐ate (�), v. t. [Sp. beneficiar to benefit, to work mines.] (Mining) To reduce (ores). — Ben′e‐fi′ci‐a″tion (�), n.

1854

Beneficient

Ben′e‐fi″cient (�), a. Beneficent.

1855

Benefit

Ben″e‐fit (�), n. [OE. benefet, benfeet, bienfet, F. bienfait, fr. L. benefactum; bene well (adv. of bonus good) + factum, p. p. of facere to do. See Bounty, and Fact.] 1. An ac...

1856

Benefit (2)

Ben″e‐fit, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Benefited; p. pr. & vb. n.Benefitting.] To be beneficial to; to do good to; to advantage; to advance in health or prosperity; to be useful to; to p...

1857

Benefit (3)

Ben″e‐fit, v. i. To gain advantage; to make improvement; to profit; as, he will benefit by the change.

1858

Benefit society

Benefit society. A society or association formed for mutual insurance, as among tradesmen or in labor unions, to provide for relief in sickness, old age, and for the expenses of...

1859

Benefiter

Ben″e‐fit′er (�), n. One who confers a benefit; — also, one who receives a benefit.

1860

Beneme

Be‐neme″ (�), v. t. [AS. ben�man. Cf. Benim.] To deprive (of), or take away (from).

1861

Benempt

Be‐nempt″ (�), p. p. of Bename. 1. Promised; vowed. Spenser.2. Named; styled. Sir W. Scott.

1862

Benet

Be‐net″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Benetted.] To catch in a net; to insnare. Shak.

1863

Benevolence

Be‐nev″o‐lence (�), n. [OF. benevolence, L. benevolentia. See Benevolent.] 1. The disposition to do good; good will; charitableness; love of mankind, accompanied with a desire t...