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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
beneficiary
    adj 1: having or arising from a benefice; "a beneficiary baron"
    n 1: the recipient of funds or other benefits [syn:
         beneficiary, donee]
    2: the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from
       the happening denoted by the verb in the clause [syn:
       benefactive role, beneficiary]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Beneficiary \Ben`e*fi"ci*a*ry\, a. [Cf. F. b['e]n['e]ficiaire,
   LL. beneficiarius.]
   1. 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 beneficiary king of England. --Bacon.
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   2. Bestowed as a gratuity; as, beneficiary gifts.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Beneficiary \Ben`e*fi"ci*a*ry\, n.; pl. Beneficiaries.
   1. A feudatory or vassal; hence, one who holds a benefice and
      uses its proceeds. --Ayliffe.
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   2. 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.
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            The rich men will be offering sacrifice to their
            Deity whose beneficiaries they are.   --Jer. Taylor.
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Thesaurus Results for Beneficiary:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
allottee, almsman, almswoman, annuitant, assign, assignee, benefice-holder, cestui, cestui que trust, cestui que use, deedholder, devisee, donee, feoffee, feudatory, grantee, householder, incumbent, laird, landlady, landlord, legatary, legatee, lord, master, mesne, mesne lord, mistress, owner, patentee, pensionary, pensioner, proprietary, proprietor, proprietress, proprietrix, rentier, resident, residentiary, squire, stipendiary, titleholder
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