BENEFICIARY
\bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəɹi], \bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəɹi], \b_ˌɛ_n_ɪ_f_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_ɹ_i]\
Definitions of BENEFICIARY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Legal Glossary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
By Princeton University
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the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.
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A feudatory or vassal; hence, one who holds a benefice and uses its proceeds.
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One who receives anything as a gift; one who receives a benefit or advantage; esp. one who receives help or income from an educational fund or a trust estate.
By Oddity Software
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Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.
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A feudatory or vassal; hence, one who holds a benefice and uses its proceeds.
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One who receives anything as a gift; one who receives a benefit or advantage; esp. one who receives help or income from an educational fund or a trust estate.
By Noah Webster.
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A person or organization legally entitled to receive benefits through a legal device, such as a will, trust or life insurance policy.
By Oddity Software
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One who receives anything as a gift; one who receives a benefit or advantage, as the person who receives the proceeds of a will; a priest who has been given a church living.
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Of the nature of a donation; as, beneficiary gifts.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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Pertaining to benefits or benevolence.
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A recipient of charity, benefit, or profit; the holder of a benefice.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Theodore Tilton
- American journalist, verse-writer, editor, lecturer; born in New York city, Oct. 2, 1835. was long known as editor on the Independent(1856-72). established Golden Age(newspaper), but retired from it after two years. 1883 went abroad, where remained. Besides numerous essays fugitive pieces, he has published: "The Sexton's Tale, and Other Poems"(1867); "Sanctum Sanctorum; or, An Editor's Proof Sheets"(1869); "Tempest-Tossed", a romance(1873); "Thou I"(1880); "Suabian Stories",(1882). Died 1907.