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benefaction(dictionary)

benefaction (iou)



benefaction noun. M17.
[Late Latin benefactio(n-), from bene facere do good (to), pa. ppl stem fact-: see -FACTION.]
A doing good, beneficence; a benefit or blessing. M17.
esp. The bestowal of money for a charitable purpose; a gift, an endowment. L17.