Meaning of BENEFICIARY
| Pronunciation: | | `benu'fishee`eree
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- [n] the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
- [n] the recipient of funds or other benefits
- [adj] having or arising from a benefice; "a beneficiary baron"
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| | Synonyms: | | benefactive role, donee |
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| | See Also: | | devisee, legatee, participant role, pensionary, pensioner, receiver, recipient, semantic role | |
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\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.
\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.
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| | Definition: | | Someone named to receive property or benefits in a will. In a trust, a person who is to receive benefits from the trust. |
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| | Related Terms: | | allottee, almsman, almswoman, annuitant, assign, assignee, benefice-holder, cestui, cestui que trust, cestui que use, deedholder, devisee, donee, feoffee, feudatory, grantee, householder, incumbent, laird, landlady, landlord, legatary, legatee, lord, master, mesne, mesne lord, mistress, owner, patentee, pensionary, pensioner, proprietary, proprietor, proprietress, proprietrix, rentier, resident, residentiary, squire, stipendiary, titleholder |
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