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/bˌɛnəfˈɪʃiˌɛri/ Listen

noun

Beneficiary n. (pl. beneficiaries)

A feudatory or vassal; hence, one who holds a benefice and uses its proceeds.

One who receives anything as a gift; one who receives a benefit or advantage; esp. one who receives help or income from an educational fund or a trust estate. "The rich men will be offering sacrifice to their Deity whose beneficiaries they are."

adjective

Beneficiary adj.

Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession. "A feudatory or beneficiary king of England."

Bestowed as a gratuity; as, beneficiary gifts.

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Etymology of 'Beneficiary'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... The beneficiary rose to his feet, seeming not to see the hand the old Judge had extended across the desktop toward him. On his face, of a sudden, was a queer, eager look. It was as though he foresaw the coming true of ...

— The Best Short Stories of 1917 - and the Yearbook of the American Short Story • Various

... as might be supposed. There are beneficiary funds for deserving students, and then there is teaching to eke out a poor young man's income, so that I don't think it would cost over a hundred and fifty ...

— Cast Upon the Breakers • Horatio Alger

... Emmett Holt of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, that before 1906, the Smithsonian Institution was never a beneficiary to medicine in any form,[9] is not entirely applicable. The previous discussion has clearly shown that the U.S. National Museum's cooperation with the Navy contributed materially towards encouraging and promoting medical knowledge. Furthermore, Dr. Flint tried to bring many of his plans ...

— History of the Division of Medical Sciences • Sami Khalaf Hamarneh

... paused and then, seeming to notice something in Craig's manner, added hastily: "I'll be perfectly frank with you. The policy in question is for one hundred thousand dollars, and is incontestable. His wife is the beneficiary. The company is perfectly willing to pay, but we want to be sure that it is all straight first. There are certain suspicious circumstances that in justice to ourselves we think should be cleared up. That is all—believe me. We are not seeking ...

— The Silent Bullet • Arthur B. Reeve

... strong alliance with that produced by an alcoholic beverage? How long shall the widow's mite, consecrated, under many personal privations, to the great object of doing good to mankind, be perverted to sustain a disgustful and hurtful habit, by the beneficiary ...

— An Essay on the Influence of Tobacco upon Life and Health • R. D. Mussey

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