beneficiaries

Variant of beneficiary

adjective

of or holding a benefice

Origin: L beneficiarius

noun pl. beneficiaries

  1. a holder of a benefice
  2. anyone receiving benefit
  3. a person named to receive the income or inheritance from a will, insurance policy, trust, etc.
  4. Law a person for whose benefit a trust has been created
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