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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Beneficiary \Ben`e*fi"ci*a*ry\, a. [Cf. F. b['e]n['e]ficiaire, LL beneficiarius.] 1. 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. --Bacon. 2. Bestowed as a gratuity; as beneficiary gifts. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Beneficiary \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 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 --Jer. Taylor. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: beneficiary adj : having or arising from a benefice; "a beneficiary baron" n : the recipient of funds or other benefits [syn: {donee}]
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