Benefit Word Family: Benefactor, Beneficence, Beneficent, Beneficiary

Related Terms

• Benefactor – One who gives a benefit (donor, patron).
• Beneficence – The quality of doing good; active kindness.
• Beneficent – Adjective: producing benefit; kindly.
• Beneficiary – One who receives a benefit (heir, insurance recipient, trust beneficiary).

Root

All derive from Latin beneficus (bene "well" + facere "do/make").