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1. (n.) beneficiary
a person or group that receives benefits, profits, or advantages.
2. beneficiary
a person designated as the recipient of funds or other property under a will, trust, or the like.
Etymology: (1605–15; < L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) beneficiary, donee
the recipient of funds or other benefits
2. (adj) benefactive role, beneficiary
the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
3. (adj) beneficiary
having or arising from a benefice
"a beneficiary baron"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) beneficiary
holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession
2. (adj) beneficiary
bestowed as a gratuity; as, beneficiary gifts
3. (noun) beneficiary
a feudatory or vassal; hence, one who holds a benefice and uses its proceeds
4. (noun) beneficiary
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
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