beneficiary
Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to anotherHolding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.
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2 senses(not comparable)Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.
(not comparable)Bestowed as a gratuity.
beneficiary gifts
- having or arising from a benefice
Examples
18 sentencesWho were the beneficiaries of communism?
Intelligence is a gift; rare are the beneficiaries.
The beneficiary of the insurance is her spouse.
Sami was the beneficiary of a life insurance policy.
Sami made his children sole beneficiaries of his life insurance policy.
Origin
From Latin beneficiarius (“enjoying a favor, granted a privilege”) from beneficium (“benefFrom Latin beneficiarius (“enjoying a favor, granted a privilege”) from beneficium (“benefit”), perhaps via or influenced by French bénéficiaire (“beneficiary”). Indirectly, by way of the etymology of the Latin word beneficium, the English word beneficiary ultimately has the same origin as the English word benefactor, its near antonym.
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