Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Beneficiary

Beneficiary ({not transcribed}) , adjective

[Compare French bénéficiaire, Late Latin 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
2.
Bestowed as a gratuity; as, beneficiary gifts.

Beneficiary ({not transcribed}) , noun

1.
A feudatory or vassal; hence, one who holds a benefice and uses its proceeds. — Ayliffe
2.
One who receives anything as a gift; one who receives a benefit or advantage; esp. one who receives help or income from an educational fund or a trust estate.
The rich men will be offering sacrifice to their Deity whose beneficiaries they are. — Jer. Taylor