ben·e·fi·ci·ar·y 
(bĕn′ə-fĭshē-ĕr′ē, -fĭshə-rē)
(bĕn′ə-fĭshē-ĕr′ē, -fĭshə-rē)n. pl. ben·e·fi·ci·ar·ies
1. One that receives a benefit: I am the beneficiary of your generosity.
2. The recipient of funds, property, or other benefits, as from an insurance policy or trust.
3. Ecclesiastical The holder of a benefice.
[Medieval Latin beneficiārius, holder of a feudal benefice, from Latin, soldier granted privileges, from beneficium, benefit; see BENEFICE.]
ben′e·fici·ar′y adj.
- Indo-European root: mregh-u-
- Indo-European root: mā-
- Indo-European root: mā-
- Indo-European root: māk-
- Indo-European root: māter-
- Indo-European root: mē-
- Indo-European root: mē-
- Indo-European root: mē-
- Indo-European root: mē-
- Indo-European root: mūs-
- Indo-European root: nas-
- Indo-European root: ne
- Indo-European root: nebh-
- Indo-European root: ned-
- Indo-European root: nek-
- Indo-European root: nek-
- Indo-European root: nekw-t-
- Indo-European root: nem-
- Indo-European root: nepōt-
- Indo-European root: ner-
- Indo-European root: ner-
- Indo-European root: nes-
- Indo-European root: nes-
- Indo-European root: neu-
- Indo-European root: newn̥