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Definition of Beneficiary

1. Adjective. Having or arising from a benefice. "A beneficiary baron"

2. Noun. The recipient of funds or other benefits.

3. Noun. The semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause.

Definition of Beneficiary

1. a. Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.

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

Definition of Beneficiary

1. Noun. One who benefits or receives an advantage. ¹

2. Noun. (legal) One who benefits from the distribution, especially of an estate. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Beneficiary

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Beneficiary

benefacts benefic benefice beneficed beneficence beneficences beneficent beneficential beneficently benefices

beneficial beneficial owner beneficially beneficialness beneficiaries beneficiary (current term) beneficiate beneficiated beneficiates beneficiating

beneficiation beneficiations beneficient beneficing beneficium ordinis seu excussionis benefit benefit album benefit concert benefit of clergy benefit of the doubt

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