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BENEFICIARY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("beneficiary" is a kind of...):
participant role; semantic role ((linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The recipient of funds or other benefits
Synonyms:
beneficiary; donee
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("beneficiary" is a kind of...):
receiver; recipient (a person who receives something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "beneficiary"):
co-beneficiary (one of two or more beneficiaries of the same benefit)
devisee (someone to whom property (especially realty) is devised by will)
legatee (someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed)
pensionary; pensioner (the beneficiary of a pension fund)
Derivation:
benefice (endow with a benefice)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having or arising from a benefice
Example:
a beneficiary baron
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
benefice (an endowed church office giving income to its holder)
Derivation:
benefice (an endowed church office giving income to its holder)
