† beneficien.
Etymology: < Latin beneficium benefice n.
Obsolete.
rare.
the world > action or operation > advantage > [noun] > beneficial influence
c1449 R. Pecock (1860) 200 Graunte to this peple of Crist the beneficie of the crosse.
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