beneficus — index charitable (benevolent) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Hellinsia beneficus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta … Wikipedia
bénéfique — [ benefik ] adj. • 1532; lat. beneficus 1 ♦ Astrol. ⇒ favorable. Une planète bénéfique. 2 ♦ (XXe) Cour. Qui fait du bien. ⇒ salutaire. Ce séjour lui a été bénéfique. Avoir une influence bénéfique sur qqn. ⇒ bienfaisant, 1. bon. ⊗ CONTR. Maléfique … Encyclopédie Universelle
benéfico — (Del lat. beneficus.) ► adjetivo 1 Que hace bien: ■ la lluvia es benéfica para el campo. 2 Que se hace para ayudar a los necesitados: ■ se ha organizado una rifa benéfica. * * * benéfico, a (del lat. «benefĭcus»; «para, a») adj. Beneficioso: ‘La… … Enciclopedia Universal
Benefic — Be*nef ic, a. [L. beneficus. See {Benefice}.] Favorable; beneficent. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Benefice — Ben e*fice, n. [F. b[ e]n[ e]fice, L. beneficium, a kindness, in LL. a grant of an estate, fr. L. beneficus beneficent; bene well + facere to do. See {Benefit}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A favor or benefit. [Obs.] Baxter. [1913 Webster] 2. (Feudal Law)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beneficence — Be*nef i*cence, n. [L. beneficentia, fr. beneficus: cf. F. b[ e]n[ e]ficence. See {Benefice}.] The practice of doing good; active goodness, kindness, or charity; bounty springing from purity and goodness. [1913 Webster] And whose beneficence no… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
benefic — adjective Etymology: Latin beneficus, from bene + facere Date: 1641 beneficent … New Collegiate Dictionary
benefice — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin beneficium, from Latin, favor, promotion, from beneficus Date: 14th century 1. an ecclesiastical office to which the revenue from an endowment is attached 2. a feudal estate… … New Collegiate Dictionary
beneficence — noun Etymology: Latin beneficentia, from beneficus Date: 15th century 1. the quality or state of being beneficent 2. benefaction … New Collegiate Dictionary
Plume moth — Taxobox name = Pterophoridae image width = 250px image caption = White Plume Moth, Pterophorus pentadactyla regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera subordo = Ditrysia superfamilia = Pterophoroidea familia =… … Wikipedia
