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Noun: beneficiary  `benu'fishee`eree [N. Amer], `benu'fishuree [Brit]
  1. The recipient of funds or other benefits
    - donee
     
  2. The semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
    - benefactive role
Adjective: beneficiary  `benu'fishee`eree [N. Amer], `benu'fishuree [Brit]
  1. Having or arising from a benefice
    "a beneficiary baron"

Derived forms: beneficiaries

See also: benefice

Type of: participant role, receiver, recipient, semantic role

Encyclopedia: Beneficiary