be‧nef‧i‧cent /bɪˈnefəs
ənt, bɪˈnefɪs
ənt/
adjective formal[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: beneficus; ⇒ benefice]
helping people, or resulting in something good:
the beneficent properties of natural remedies—beneficence noun [uncountable]—beneficently adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲