Syn. -- Gift; present; gratuity; boon; alms.
Ben`e*fac"tor (&?;), n. [L.] One who confers a benefit or benefits. Bacon.
Ben`e*fac"tress, n. A woman who confers a benefit.
His benefactress blushes at the deed.
Cowper.
Be*nef"ic (&?;), a. [L. beneficus. See Benefice.] Favorable; beneficent. Milton.
Ben"e*fice (&?;), n. [F. bénéfice, L. beneficium, a kindness , in LL. a grant of an estate, fr. L. beneficus beneficent; bene well + facere to do. See Benefit.]