Ben`e*fi"ci*a*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. b'en'eficiaire, 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.
A feudatory or beneficiary king of England.
Bacon.
2.
Bestowed as a gratuity; as, beneficiary gifts.
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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.
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.
The rich men will be offering sacrifice to their Deity whose beneficiaries they are.
Jer. Taylor.
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