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beneficiary

noun
/ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əɹ.i/UK/ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.ɚ.i/US

Etymology

From 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.

  1. derived from bénéficiaire
  2. derived from beneficiarius

Definitions

  1. One who benefits or receives an advantage.

    • You are the lucky beneficiary of this special offer.
    • LSC provides grants to nonprofits nationwide that in turn provide civil legal aid to those who otherwise can't afford it. The beneficiaries of LSC funding include homeless veterans, low-income workers and victims of domestic abuse.

  2. One who benefits from the distribution, especially out of a trust or estate.

    • If any beneficiary does not survive the settlor for a period of 30 days then the trustee shall distribute that beneficiary’s share to the surviving beneficiaries by right of representation.
    • In a second step, the rights to the asset are divided between the trustee, who holds formal title, and the beneficiary, who receives the (future) economic interest.

  3. One who benefits from the payout of an insurance policy.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another

      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

    2. Bestowed as a gratuity.

      • beneficiary gifts

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Derived

beneficiaryship, nonbeneficiary

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at beneficiary. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at beneficiary. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at beneficiary

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA