Syn. -- See Advantage.
Ben`e*fi"cial*ly, adv. In a beneficial or advantageous manner; profitably; helpfully.
Ben`e*fi"cial*ness, n. The quality of being beneficial; profitableness.
Ben`e*fi"ci*a*ry (&?;), a. [Cf. F. bénéficiaire, LL. beneficiarius.] 1. Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.
A feudatory or beneficiary king of England.
Bacon.