noun
Origin: ME < OFr < ML beneficium < L, a kindness, service, promotion < benefic
transitive verb beneficed, beneficing
See benefice in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin beneficium, benefit
Origin: , from beneficus, benefic; see benefic
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