† beneficencyn.
Obsolete.
The quality of being beneficent; beneficence.
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goodshipOE
goodnessOE
well-willingnessOE
goodlaikc1175
charity?c1225
courtesy1297
kindnessc1300
meeknessc1300
kindheada1325
benignityc1374
benevolencec1384
kindshipa1393
betternessa1400
homeliness1402
goodliness1405
courteousnessc1430
kindliness1440
kindlaikc1450
beneficialness1528
beneficence1531
benevolency1545
beneficency1576
kindheartedness1583
benefiting1594
candidness1643
benefacture1651
geniality1652
candour1653
hearta1656
obliging1676
benevolentness1736
affectionateness1751
warm-heartedness1808
Samaritanism1843
sweet-heartedness1865
benignancy1876
1576 J. Woolton Christian Man. sig. F.vv The sixte [commandment] commaundeth iustyce, and iudgement,..benefycencie and innocencie.
a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) iii. 105 Such tempers..make Beneficency cool unto acts of obligation.
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