beneficiaryadj.n.

/bɛnɪˈfɪʃ(ɪ)əri/

Etymology: < Latin beneficiārius: compare French bénéficiaire and see -ary suffix¹.

A. adj.

1. Holding, held as, or pertaining to the holding of, a benefice: spec. to the holding of land by feudal tenure; feudatory.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > tenure of property > [adjective] > relating to holding in feu

beneficiarya1626

feudal1639

a1626 F. Bacon Considerations War with Spain in Wks. (1874) XIV. 488 To be made a feudatory or beneficiary king of England, under the seignory in chief of the pope.

a1641 H. Spelman Feuds & Tenures xxv. (R.) Beneficiary services..done by the middling or lesser Thanes to the King and the greater Thanes.

1682 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Rights Princes (new ed.) vi. 218 Not so ancient as their Beneficiary Tenures.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. II. 51 As if they had received their lands from his bounty..as pure, proper, beneficiary feudatories.

1818 H. Hallam View Europe Middle Ages I. ii. 102 Alodial lands are commonly opposed to beneficiary or feudal.

2. Of a kind by which one benefits or profits. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > [adjective]

fremefulc1000

i-duȝea1250

hendyc1275

begetela1325

profitablea1325

speedful1340

worth1340

speedyc1380

behoveful1382

fructuousc1386

fruitfulc1386

vailable1390

availantc1420

availingc1420

commodious1420

commodous?1440

available1474

behovablea1475

advantageousc1485

profitly1485

beneficiala1513

advantageable1548

sanative1548

gainful1555

vantageable1570

vantageous?1572

gainy1573

comfortable1576

conducent1578

advantageous1591

bootful1594

availful1598

conducible?1611

commoditous1621

conducing1624

conduceful1635

proficuousa1642

proficaciousa1660

beneficenta1676

conducive1710

benefactory1744

benignant1791

sanatorya1832

beneficiary1836

1836 J. Gilbert Christian Atonem. viii. 337 His justice..is not to be considered as the prosecutor of a beneficiary claim, but as an exactor from himself.

B. n.

1. The holder of a feudal ‘benefice’; a feudatory.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > tenure of property > one who has tenure > [noun] > one holding in feu

feudary1387

feedmanc1460

vassal1474

feeman1517

feala1572

feudatary1586

feuar1597

feudist1610

beneficiary1611

feudatory1765

feudee1875

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xii. 586/2 Wee (being their Beneficiaries or Free-holders for such Countries as wee held in France).

1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 121 He demanded from the Prince..that he..should repute himself as his Beneficiary and Vassal.

1754 J. Erskine Princ. Law Scotl. I. ii. vii. 186 The legislature, looking upon vassals as proprietors, and not merely beneficiaries.

1848 H. Hallam Suppl. Notes View Europe Middle Ages 38 The great beneficiaries, the most wealthy and potent families in Neustria or France.

2. The holder of an ecclesiastical living.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > benefice > [noun] > one who possesses

possessioner1395

incumbent1425

pensioner1500

possessionarya1533

pensionary1536

pension1544

beneficer1621

beneficiary1641

1641 J. Milton Animadversions 6 Your beneficiaries the Priests.

1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 112 If it [a benefice] be annex'd to another Benefice, the Beneficiary is obliged to serve the Parish Church in his own proper Person.

1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella I. Introd. p. lxix The subordinate beneficiaries of his church.

3. One who receives benefits or favours; a debtor to another's bounty.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > acquisition > receiving > [noun] > recipient > of benefits

beneficiary1627

benefiter1883

1627 W. Sclater Briefe Expos. 2 Thess. Ep. Ded. 3 I rest, your thankfull, and most obseruant Beneficiary.

1663 R. Baxter Divine Life 14 We are his Children as he is our Father; or his obliged Beneficiaries as he is our Benefactor.

1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 606 Another young man, who looked like a beneficiary of the Education Society.

1858 J. G. Holland Titcomb's Lett. vii. 65 Content to be a beneficiary of society—to receive favors and confer none.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	beneficiary
释义	beneficiaryadj.n. /bɛnɪˈfɪʃ(ɪ)əri/ Etymology: < Latin beneficiārius: compare French bénéficiaire and see -ary suffix¹. A. adj. 1. Holding, held as, or pertaining to the holding of, a benefice: spec. to the holding of land by feudal tenure; feudatory. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > tenure of property > [adjective] > relating to holding in feu beneficiarya1626 feudal1639 a1626 F. Bacon Considerations War with Spain in Wks. (1874) XIV. 488 To be made a feudatory or beneficiary king of England, under the seignory in chief of the pope. a1641 H. Spelman Feuds & Tenures xxv. (R.) Beneficiary services..done by the middling or lesser Thanes to the King and the greater Thanes. 1682 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Rights Princes (new ed.) vi. 218 Not so ancient as their Beneficiary Tenures. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. II. 51 As if they had received their lands from his bounty..as pure, proper, beneficiary feudatories. 1818 H. Hallam View Europe Middle Ages I. ii. 102 Alodial lands are commonly opposed to beneficiary or feudal. 2. Of a kind by which one benefits or profits. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > [adjective] fremefulc1000 i-duȝea1250 hendyc1275 begetela1325 profitablea1325 speedful1340 worth1340 speedyc1380 behoveful1382 fructuousc1386 fruitfulc1386 vailable1390 availantc1420 availingc1420 commodious1420 commodous?1440 available1474 behovablea1475 advantageousc1485 profitly1485 beneficiala1513 advantageable1548 sanative1548 gainful1555 vantageable1570 vantageous?1572 gainy1573 comfortable1576 conducent1578 advantageous1591 bootful1594 availful1598 conducible?1611 commoditous1621 conducing1624 conduceful1635 proficuousa1642 proficaciousa1660 beneficenta1676 conducive1710 benefactory1744 benignant1791 sanatorya1832 beneficiary1836 1836 J. Gilbert Christian Atonem. viii. 337 His justice..is not to be considered as the prosecutor of a beneficiary claim, but as an exactor from himself. B. n. 1. The holder of a feudal ‘benefice’; a feudatory. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > tenure of property > one who has tenure > [noun] > one holding in feu feudary1387 feedmanc1460 vassal1474 feeman1517 feala1572 feudatary1586 feuar1597 feudist1610 beneficiary1611 feudatory1765 feudee1875 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xii. 586/2 Wee (being their Beneficiaries or Free-holders for such Countries as wee held in France). 1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 121 He demanded from the Prince..that he..should repute himself as his Beneficiary and Vassal. 1754 J. Erskine Princ. Law Scotl. I. ii. vii. 186 The legislature, looking upon vassals as proprietors, and not merely beneficiaries. 1848 H. Hallam Suppl. Notes View Europe Middle Ages 38 The great beneficiaries, the most wealthy and potent families in Neustria or France. 2. The holder of an ecclesiastical living. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > benefice > [noun] > one who possesses possessioner1395 incumbent1425 pensioner1500 possessionarya1533 pensionary1536 pension1544 beneficer1621 beneficiary1641 1641 J. Milton Animadversions 6 Your beneficiaries the Priests. 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 112 If it [a benefice] be annex'd to another Benefice, the Beneficiary is obliged to serve the Parish Church in his own proper Person. 1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella I. Introd. p. lxix The subordinate beneficiaries of his church. 3. One who receives benefits or favours; a debtor to another's bounty. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > receiving > [noun] > recipient > of benefits beneficiary1627 benefiter1883 1627 W. Sclater Briefe Expos. 2 Thess. Ep. Ded. 3 I rest, your thankfull, and most obseruant Beneficiary. 1663 R. Baxter Divine Life 14 We are his Children as he is our Father; or his obliged Beneficiaries as he is our Benefactor. 1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 606 Another young man, who looked like a beneficiary of the Education Society. 1858 J. G. Holland Titcomb's Lett. vii. 65 Content to be a beneficiary of society—to receive favors and confer none. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.n.1611
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